After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

She watched the giraffes below, their long necks grazing on the leaves in the snow, and felt an incredible sense of coincidence.

"Am I just so destined to be with giraffes? I can just wander into the giraffe enclosure whenever I want."

Peach leaned on the railing, looking down at the giraffes below, and said.

"This is not a coincidence, it is fate." The giraffe, who was eating leaves, suddenly turned its head and looked at the peach.

"Hey hey hey! The giraffe is talking... No, it's normal for a giraffe to talk... No, this isn't normal..."

The giraffe's sudden conversation momentarily confused Peach, but she quickly realized that this giraffe was actually the one from the underground theater.

"Why are you here? Is it because no one is going to auditions during the Golden Week holiday, so you're here at the zoo to earn some extra money?"

Peach, in a playful mood, took a few branches from the feeding area and stretched them into the park.

"Because this is a transit point for the stage, and two stage girls are waiting for the train to arrive, since this is the stage, I have a reason to be here."

The giraffe stretched out its head and nibbled on the leaves offered to it by the peach without any shyness.

"A transit point on the stage, just as I imagined." Peach heard the same words she had said the night before from the giraffe.

"The key protagonist of the next stage is about to return. Hinasaki is about to enter a new stage. So... Momoko Kurosawa, what about you?"

The giraffe asked the peach a question.

"I guess I'll just continue watching the moon from this stage." Peach picked up another leaf and fed it to the giraffe.

"Have you let it go?"

"Have I let go? I don't know. I just wanted to be on the same stage as Yue. When Yue ran away from the stage, I was really scared..." Momoko said with her head down.

"Are you afraid that Hinasaki-san will never appear on stage again?" the giraffe said.

“Hmm… During the six months or so that Yue left Shengxiang and the stage, I was really afraid that Yue would never step onto the stage again, afraid that I would never see Yue’s shining figure on the stage again. Giraffe, you should know this feeling too, right?” Peach looked up and asked Giraffe.

"I know how it feels to be afraid that you'll never see this dazzling stage again when the performance is about to end," the giraffe said passionately.

When exactly did I begin to like the moon so much?

Peach gradually drifted into her memories.

————The dividing line for inserting memories————

Rewind to three years ago, when Momoko Kurosawa had just entered junior high school and was still very shy, she didn't dare to talk to anyone at school.

As a result, it was impossible for her to make any close friends. She couldn't even find a friend to talk to or walk home with. Therefore, Ms. Momoko Kurosawa was a member of the homecoming club in junior high school.

After school, he quickly packed his things and went home.

One day, after finishing her homework, Momoko turned on the TV to see if there were any new anime shows when she unexpectedly saw a performance by Sweet Pleas.

"Thank you everyone for liking Sweet Pleas!"

On the television screen, Yue waved to the audience with a big smile. The stage spotlight shone on her, making her radiant and dazzling.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Momoko Kurosawa looked at her peers on TV, who were about the same age as her. While she herself didn't dare to talk to her classmates, the other person was already standing on the stage, greeting and interacting with so many audience members.

An idea popped into the mind of the still young Momoko Kurosawa.

"If I become an idol, will I be as amazing as her, able to talk to my classmates, and become good friends with her?"

This idea took root in Xiaotaozi's heart and gradually blossomed. Finally, Xiaotaozi made a request to her parents to let her study vocal music, because she wanted to become an idol.

Peach's parents didn't know why their originally introverted daughter suddenly wanted to become an idol, but since their daughter had made this request, they were happy to help her fulfill it.

In their view, this might be the starting point for their daughter to overcome her introverted nature, but they didn't have high hopes for her becoming an idol.

However, to their surprise, Momoko Kurosawa was an extraordinary genius on stage. She was able to learn and master a wide range of stage-related knowledge, including bel canto, acting, and dance, in a very short time.

"Your daughter is a natural stage genius, a natural stage vessel, and can easily immerse herself in any role."

This was the evaluation given to Momoko by her teacher at the time.

When Momoko Kurosawa stands on stage, she forgets even her usual reluctance to speak, fully immersing herself in the role she is playing.

Soon, the girl was invited to participate in her first performance, playing the role of Snow White in "Snow White". Although it was just an attempt for amateurs, and although it was just an ordinary fairy tale, there was no need to show a contrasting and multifaceted acting style.

Peach perfectly showcased her talent, and when she finished her performance and stood on the stage, watching the audience applaud for her, she felt that she had fallen in love with the stage.

Gradually, Momoko Kurosawa became less afraid to talk to others, and her personality became more outgoing and cheerful. She also made several friends at school.

She felt grateful to Yue for this, because if she hadn't seen Yue's performance that day, she might have missed the stage and this shining opportunity.

She really wanted to thank Yue in person, so she became a fan of Yue.

Whenever there's a performance by Yue, Momoko takes time off to watch it, and whenever the official Yue-related merchandise is released, she buys three sets to show her support.

In her third year of junior high school, a teacher from an idol training institution said to Taozi's parents.

“Your child is so talented that I’m afraid I can’t teach her. I suggest that she continue her studies at the Shengxiang Music Academy. This child will definitely become a great artist in the future.”

That evening, her parents asked her if she would like to attend Shengxiang School.

Peach's answer at the time was that she needed to think about it.

That same evening, news broke that Sweet Pleas had disbanded, and Hinasaki Tsuki's personal account immediately expressed her regret and announced that she would be returning to Seisho to continue her studies.

At one o'clock in the morning, Momoko Kurosawa pushed open her parents' door, waking them from their sleep, and told them that she had to go to Seisho.

With her exceptional talent, Peach was more than confident in passing Shengxiang's interview.

On the first day of school, Peach looked at the moon so close to her eyes, and many thoughts flashed through her mind. She opened her mouth several times, but didn't know what to say.

Although Momoko had rehearsed what she should say to Tsuki countless times in her mind, when she actually met him, those words she had rehearsed a thousand times simply wouldn't come to mind.

"Are you feeling unwell, student?" Hinasaki asked with concern, noticing Momo's hesitant manner.

"I...I'm fine. My name is Kurosawa Momoko. Can we be friends?" Momoko stammered as she finished speaking. It seemed that in front of this person, she had once again become the Kurosawa Momoko who was afraid to talk to others.

Upon hearing Momoko's words, Tsuki smiled and said, "Of course! I'm Hinasaki Tsuki. Please take care of me for the next three years."

Before the stage opens: Chapter Thirty-Five: Chihaya Aine's English Adventure

As temperatures gradually rise in early May, Tokyo is slowly entering summer.

Hinasaki and her group of four have finished their trip to Hokkaido and returned to Tokyo.

On the last day of the Golden Week holiday, Yue looked at Momoko Kurosawa gathered at her house and helplessly took a drink from the refrigerator and poured it into her quilt.

"The drinks are here." Yue placed the tray on the table.

"Thank you, Yue." Momo glanced at Yue, then looked away from her homework, before continuing to work on her assignment.

After visiting Asahiyama Zoo the day before yesterday, they simply bought some local specialties in Hokkaido City on the third day before heading to the airport to return to Tokyo.

However, after arriving in Tokyo, Momoko suddenly remembered that as high school girls, they had forgotten something very important during their vacation.

That means they were so busy traveling that they didn't seem to be doing any holiday homework.

So, Momoko Kurosawa, who was supposed to be dismissed and go home, came to Tsukishiro's house on the last day of the holiday and started burying herself in her homework.

"Why didn't you finish your homework earlier?" Yue propped her head up and looked at Momoko Kurosawa, who was rushing to finish her homework.

As a very self-disciplined person, Yue had already done part of her homework before going on her trip, and she finished the rest of her holiday homework in just one hour after returning home yesterday.

As for Takamatsu Akari, she finished her homework early on. Shiina Tatsuki, who attends Hana-mei, didn't have much homework and finished it at home in just a little time today.

"Yue, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one doing the homework. Instead of asking me why I didn't do my homework earlier, why don't you come and teach me instead? QAQ"

"Is this how you ask for help?" Yue said, but she still stepped forward to teach Momo to finish her homework despite her reluctance.

—Two flowers bloom, each telling a different story—

In London, England, our pink-haired dog Chihaya Aine acted like a naughty child for the first time in a long time and didn't go to school.

Labour Day in the UK is the first Monday in May, so while the Japanese are enjoying their Golden Week holiday, British students still have to go to school.

However, none of this mattered to Chihaya Aine, as she had already planned to drop out of school and return to Japan.

However, having been in London for so long, Ai Yin hadn't had a proper chance to explore the city, so she decided to make sure she got around to it before leaving.

"Okay, I got the photo with Big Ben!" Chihaya Aine found a perfect distance and took a picture of herself with Big Ben with her phone.

"But it feels a bit ordinary. I still think the London Eye is more interesting." Chihaya Aine, a Japanese high school girl, couldn't understand what was so fun about Big Ben as a tourist attraction. In her opinion, it was just a nicer-looking clock tower.

"Okay, let's go to the London Eye next!" Just as Chihaya Aine was engrossed in her phone, figuring out how to edit the picture to make it look better, she heard a familiar hometown accent next to her.

"Xiaoguang, what are you looking at? Did Hualian send you some interesting messages again?"

As soon as Aine raised her head, she bumped right into a black-haired girl coming straight at her.

"Sorry, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," Aine said instinctively in Japanese.

Suddenly she realized she was in England and couldn't communicate in Japanese. Her quick-witted little brain began to think of a way to translate the sentence, "Sorry, I..."

"It's okay, it's okay, we weren't watching where we were going either." The blonde-haired girl helped her companion up.

"Hikaru, hurry up and apologize," the girl said to the girl with long, straight black hair beside her.

"Feel sorry."

“It’s alright, I wasn’t watching where I was going either. By the way, are you Japanese?” Chihaya Aine asked.

"Yes, my name is Nana Oba, and this is Hikari Kagura. We're here to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in England," Nana introduced to Aine.

"I'm Chihaya Aine, 16 years old, a high school student. I'm also here to study in the UK," Aine introduced herself.

"Huh? A high school student? Don't they have to go to class today?"

It's normal for Nana and Hikaru, as university students, to go out and play during their free time, but Nana felt a little suspicious when she saw a high school student wandering around on the street.

"Ah, that... I skipped school." Aine's voice sounded a little forlorn as she said this.

"Can we chat?" Nana Ohba felt that since she had encountered a "fallen girl" from her hometown on the street, she should help her.

Moreover, based on Nana Ohba's experience, this child might also shine on stage.

"Ah, no problem. But Nana-senpai, Hikaru-senpai, are you sure you're okay with this? You're going there together, right?" Aine asked.

"It's alright. Hikaru and I were planning to go to a Japanese restaurant for dinner. If Aine-chan doesn't mind, we can come and eat together," Nana Oba said with a smile.

"That restaurant is delicious," Kagura Hikaru said to Aine with a serious expression.

"Thank you very much, Nana-senpai and Hikaru-senpai. I've been in England for a while now, and I haven't had Japanese food in ages."

Aine felt relieved to finally meet a Japanese person and no longer have to worry about the language barrier or be called "Ann." Overjoyed, she decided to abandon her London trip and go to her hometown restaurant with her senior.