My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

"Light Music Club...?"

Upon hearing the name, Azusa Nakano hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "Could it be that this club is actually quite good, despite its appearance? Even Furuhashi-senpai and Doma went to check it out..."

"Since you're curious, why don't we go check it out together? I heard the Light Music Club has some really cool seniors~"

Before Nakano Azusa could answer, her friend pulled her along to catch up with the others and headed towards the auditorium.

……

Wow, there are so many people!

Looking out through the blinds, Tainaka Ritsu saw that the entire auditorium was packed with people, and he immediately felt a little nervous. Upon hearing this, Akiyama Mio trembled.

"Because it's a welcome party for new students, of course there are a lot of people..."

While fiddling with his electric guitar, Dongfang Bai casually replied, glancing at Qiushan Mio to the side. Although she wasn't as nervous as she was on stage for the first time, she wasn't much better off.

Her face was still pale, and she gripped her bass guitar tightly with both hands, as if it brought her a sense of security.

"Is Mio nervous? Just act like usual."

Kotobuki Tsumugi adjusted her electronic keyboard and looked at Akiyama Mio with some concern. She was good at everything except that she got nervous too easily.

"I heard that if you're nervous, eating a 'person' will solve the problem."

"Eat...eat a person?!"

Akiyama Mio stared in shock, wondering what kind of operation it was to eat a person. Meanwhile, Ritsu rolled her eyes and said, "What Shirai-san means is to write the character for 'person' on your hand and then swallow it."

"Ah~ This seems interesting."

Kotobuki Tsumugi clenched her fists and spoke happily, then immediately began to take action. She carefully drew the character "人" (person) on her left hand with her right hand, then opened her small mouth and swallowed it.

"Why are you doing this if you're not nervous at all..."

Dongfang Bai turned around and made a sarcastic remark, which immediately amused Qiushan Mio, who felt less nervous after laughing.

She took a deep breath and then gripped the bass guitar tightly once more.

"Wei, stop looking there and come over here to get ready."

"Ah good."

Hirasawa Yui, who had been peeking through the curtain, was called back by Dongfang Bai's words. She happily skipped over, grabbed her 'gito', and stood in the center of the band.

This is a familiar formation: Hirasawa Yui is in the middle, Akiyama Mio is on the left, and Higashikata Shiro is on the right. Behind them are Tainaka Ritsu and Kotobuki Tsumugi. The positions of the five people have long been clearly defined.

This time, there was no costume for Ms. Kosawa; everyone just wore their school uniforms. Only Dongfang Bai casually grabbed a black trench coat and white shirt from home and wore it.

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"Waaah, nobody's going to wear the clothes I made? No way! School uniforms are great, but I think the nurse and sailor uniforms I made are amazing too!!!"

Hiding to the side of the stage, Sawako Yamanaka looked at the five members of the Light Music Club with teary eyes, pretending to wipe away non-existent tears. The members of the Light Music Club rolled their eyes and took two steps back.

This action of taking two steps back was deliberate.

"Alright, Ms. Sawako, you can go now. We're about to start the performance."

Dongfang Bai waved his hand, giving Yamanaka Sawako a look that urged her to leave quickly, while she covered her nose and mouth with one hand, crying out indignantly, "Xiao Bai, you actually dislike me now, waah-waah..."

Unable to find anything to criticize, Dongfang Bai gave up on criticizing Yamanaka Sawako, and she wisely gave everyone an encouraging look before leaving the backstage area to await the official start of the performance.

Outside the curtain, Umaru, who had rushed over, had already arrived at the performance hall and was happily sitting in a front-row seat. When she arrived, the front row was full, but as soon as she came in, everyone left...

Umaru, unaware of the situation, sat down when she saw that there was no one in the front row. Ruri Gokou, who was next to her, felt quite awkward, but was still half-heartedly pulled down to sit down.

"Wow, this is really..."

Fumino Furuhashi looked around at the crowd. Not only were the front rows full, but those in the back rows were standing and watching. The welcome party for new students included not only this year's first-year students, but also second-year and even third-year students.

I'm not sure about the first-year students, but the second and third-year students have heard the Light Music Club perform.

"But I didn't see Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-san today..."

As soon as Fumino Furuhashi entered the auditorium, she began to look around. If the two of them were there, they would be quite conspicuous, because Eriri's blonde hair was quite eye-catching even in the dimly lit auditorium.

For example, Doma Umaru, who sat in the very center of the front row, had long hair that seemed to shimmer in the darkness, making her incredibly beautiful and leaving people puzzled about the underlying principle.

"Kasumigaoka-senpai and Eriri are currently working on a game, so they don't have time."

Suddenly, Kato Megumi spoke up, saying that she was originally part of the group that worked with Touhou Haku to make games, along with Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, and another member, Yamada Elf.

However, that guy slacks off almost every day, but when it comes to working hard, he's more ruthless than anyone else. The Winter ACG Expo is coming soon, and they have to finish their game, "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," before the expo.

"I see... Hui knows very well."

Fumino Furuhashi looked at Megumi Kato in surprise. She didn't know that Megumi Kato was part of the group that made the game with them, so her surprise was understandable.

Drop~

A long, drawn-out sound rang out, and the red curtain with gold trim on the stage was slowly pulled back, revealing what lay inside.

"Ughhh!!! Mio!"

People were already cheering for Akiyama Mio from the audience. This was a fan club that was formed last year, and they were naturally there for the K-On! Club's freshman welcome performance.

Meanwhile, Dongfang Bai's fan club was spread all over the campus, and the people in charge of the support were always on site. However, they did not shout excitedly like other fan clubs. They just silently held up their signs.

Hello everyone~ We are K-ON!

Hirasawa Yui, as the lead vocalist, was also in charge of introducing the light music club. Ritsu originally intended for Higashikata Haku to introduce the club, but he declined.

Just kidding, introducing a club or organization isn't really his style; he'd probably just read a couple of sentences casually, like reading from a script.

"First of all, congratulations to all the new students on your enrollment! The Light Music Club is a very relaxed music club, so if you are interested, please be sure to join us!"

It was indeed very 'easy', and Hirasawa Yui was absolutely telling the truth about that.

"So the first song is: 'My Love is a Stapler'!"

Boom!

The moment the drum of rhythm struck, the soothing and melodious music began to play. The opening melody was quite difficult, but Hirasawa Yui, who had practiced many times, didn't go off-key at all.

"Not bad..."

As Dongfang Bai played his electric guitar, he squinted at Hirasawa Yui beside him. She had improved so much compared to before. It was hard to imagine that this girl could only play a simple clapper a year ago, but now she could play such a difficult piece without going off-key.

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But the problem isn't whether the music was played off-key or not, Wei, you're the lead singer, stop just playing and sing!

Hirasawa Yui noticed that Dongfang Bai was winking at her from the side, and suddenly realized that she seemed to be the lead singer, but she was completely stunned and didn't move at all.

I've forgotten the lyrics.

なんでなんだろ

I don't know why.

気(き)になる夜(よる)キミへの

【On nights when my emotions are turbulent】

... ...

この思(おも)い比(びん)せんにね

[My feelings for you]

书(か)いてみるよ

Try writing it on a sticky note.

Without any hesitation, Dongfang Bai immediately stepped up, but he didn't expect that Qiushan Mio would also start singing at the same time, so the first verse turned into a duet between him and Qiushan Mio.

"Waaah..."

Tainaka Ritsu sighed as she played the drum, then focused on her work, determined not to let her mind wander.

"Thanks, Mio-chan!"

Hirasawa Yui looked at the two people on either side with gratitude. If it weren't for them saving the day, the song would have been a disaster if it hadn't started without lyrics.

"Stop talking and start singing...!"

After Dongfang Bai finished singing the first verse, he kept winking at Pingze Wei, who nodded knowingly and immediately began to speak at the beginning of the second verse.

By chance

Could this just be...?

気(き)まぐれかもしれない

[A sudden whim]

それなのに, number of pieces (まいすう)だけ

Even so, the number of pages for the sticky notes...

Increase(ふ)えてゆくよ

[The number is still increasing]

Yui Hirasawa's voice is incredibly light and ethereal, yet possesses a rich and infectious quality. She immediately conveyed the emotions of the song to the entire audience, and the soothing melody lingered throughout the performance.

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"Well done, Yui!"

Akiyama Mio, who was playing bass on the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She almost thought that she and Higashikata Shiro were going to be the ones singing this song. As long as Hirasawa Yui remembered the lyrics in time, everything would be fine.

"Azusa! Look, look! The senior from the Light Music Club is so handsome!"

"..."

Nakano Azusa's friend shook her shoulders beside her, but found that Nakano Azusa stood there motionless, like a nail, her eyes fixed on the stage.

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