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

"It's...really true?" Li hope's voice was slightly shocked as she looked at the long apology statement on her phone screen.

That passage wasn't just perfunctory; instead, every word and sentence seemed very sincere, without a single empty phrase or excuse, as if it were written by a different person.

"Has she been abducted by aliens?" Shiina Tatsuki even began to suspect that aliens were involved.

Hinasaki had a rough idea of ​​who was behind this. "As expected, the Tsurumaki family really pulled out all the stops. In some ways, this competition really is rigged. Otherwise, how could they be so generous as to rent the Budokan for five consecutive days and use the Tokyo Dome as the final stage?"

Meanwhile, Kokoro Tsurumaki, whom Xiaoyue was thinking about, was holding a "Hello Happy World" meeting in her own manor.

"Everyone! We've made it to the finals. We want to make all the spectators smile during the finals. Does anyone have any good ideas?" said Shin Tsurumaki.

"Hmm, did it make everyone laugh? It's so dreamy~"

"I think this is a great idea!"

"Eh--?"

"No, no, no... With so many audience members of all ages, it's a bit too much to expect them all to smile, isn't it?" As the last line of defense for Hello Happy World, Okusawa Misaki routinely complained about her lead singer's wild ideas.

BangDream: Chapter Twenty-One: Just How Rich Is the String Scroll Family?

"Hotel accommodation?!?!?!?!?!" x5

The members of Mygo exclaimed in unison, their faces filled with shock and confusion, and all eyes turned to Shiina Tatsuki.

Just now, Qi Lingba Wu (four) Liuba u (seven?)】 Qi She had just returned from the pre-match arrangement meeting of the Tokyo Live House Association, and before she could even sit down and catch her breath, she was surrounded by these exclamations.

Shiina Tatsuki rubbed her ears, looked at everyone with a bit of helplessness, cleared her throat and nodded to confirm, "Yes, the manager said it was arranged by the organizer. Before this competition, all the participating girl bands will be arranged to stay in the same hotel, and a promotional PV will be filmed together before the competition."

"Is it really true that all the participating bands will be staying together for a training camp?" Su Shi asked, her voice still tinged with disbelief even after she had calmed down.

Lixi nodded, took out a room key from her bag, glanced at it to confirm, and said, "Hmm, it should be correct. Apparently, the sponsor booked an entire floor of the hotel as the accommodation for the group stay."

"A sponsor? A hotel on the ground floor?" Ai Yin's eyes widened. Although she had witnessed the luxury of her own duplex apartment, she was still shocked by this news. "This...this is too rich! What kind of hotel is it?"

“It seems to be…” Li hope handed them the room key, and the name printed on the key made them pause for a moment—Xuanjuan Hotel.

The familiar name, "String Scroll Hotel," brought them to a sudden silence. A silent, knowing blow seemed to fill the air as their gazes met—the image of the enormous luxury cruise ship on the beach involuntarily surfaced in their minds, and the scene before them seemed to perfectly match that dazzling business card.

"The Tsurumaki Hotel, it really is a property owned by Tsurumaki Shin-senpai's family..." Hinasaki Tsuki sighed helplessly, but a helpless smile appeared on her lips.

Li hope shook her head, "As expected of the Tsurumaki family... But I'm really curious, just how rich is Tsurumaki-senpai's family?"

Hinasaki shrugged and joked, "Maybe... I'm rich enough to buy the whole of America."

"It sounds like a fantasy from 30 years ago," Su Shi remarked.

"I heard that a neighboring country recently made a game based on this theme, and it seems quite interesting."

"We've strayed a bit from the topic. Let's talk about the training camp." Hinasaki quickly steered the conversation back on track.

"Right! Let's check the location of this hotel first."

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"I know the Tsurumaki family is probably very rich, but... this is just too rich!" Hinasaki exclaimed again as she looked at the room in front of her.

The moment Hinasaki stepped into the room, she was almost stunned by what she saw. The room was so spacious that it resembled a small house, larger than the combined area of ​​her two-story house.

The space, estimated to be 200 square meters, has been rationally divided into multiple functional areas—a luxurious bedroom, a spacious bathroom, a game room, a living room, and a kitchen, giving it an extremely luxurious feel.

What's even more outrageous is that she also saw a soundproof room used for practice! It's hard to believe such a place would be found in a hotel!

However, what impressed her most was the bedroom and bathroom. The soft bed was covered with high-quality bedding, and a warm lamp was placed on the bedside table. The floor-to-ceiling window next to the bed offered an unobstructed view of Tokyo's dazzling night scene, just like the room in a domineering CEO novel.

The bathroom M (5) 88 Cold VII6 room is also an amazing luxury, with clean and bright white marble floors and walls, and huge mirrors extending to the ceiling, reflecting the spacious space.

In particular, the bathtub is large enough to soak two people, and there are even small steam and massage shower devices.

"This place... is too exaggerated..." Hinasaki looked around and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Lixi looked up at her, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked with a hint of curiosity, "Xiaoyue, didn't you stay in a presidential suite when you were an idol?"

Hinasaki shook her head helplessly and immediately retorted, "How could that be! The most I've ever stayed in is an executive suite. Even if the company were a sucker, they wouldn't let us stay in such a luxurious place!"

As soon as she said it, she suddenly paused, recalling a business trip she had taken with Ms. Sakura. She vaguely remembered that the room rate listed on the expense report was extremely unusual, like some kind of "luxury standard"—maybe Ms. Sakura had stayed in the presidential suite that time?

Just as Hinasaki was thinking about the past, Chihaya Aine excitedly walked over with a hotel check-in guidebook, with Suze following beside her.

"Everyone!" Ai Yin's eyes lit up as she held up the guidebook as if she had discovered a new continent. "I just looked at the hotel's information and found that there's a shopping mall downstairs, and also—an amusement park! Shall we go down and check it out later?"

"Amusement park?!" Kaoruna, who had been intently strumming her guitar, lit up at the mention of "amusement park." She stopped playing and immediately jumped to Aine's side, shouting with childlike anticipation, "I want to go! I want to go!"

"An amusement park in a hotel... really?" Hinasaki was somewhat surprised, but also a little curious. After all, such an arrangement was too luxurious and unheard of.

"If it really exists, that's too exaggerated..." Lixi looked at the guide in Aine's hand with some disbelief.

"Yes, it's true! And there's even an ice rink!" Ai Yin added excitedly, pointing to the eye-catching descriptions in the guidebook.

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Hinasaki stood before the luxurious indoor amusement park, almost unable to believe her eyes. She looked around at the spacious lobby, where dazzling lights illuminated the various rides in vibrant colors, and she found herself on a floor of a hotel.

"There really is an amusement park..." Hinasaki Tsuki murmured to herself, her face filled with shock. She couldn't help but marvel at the immeasurable wealth of the Genmaki family.

Although there are no giant rides like roller coasters or pendulum rides, there are plenty of small and medium-sized amusement rides such as bumper cars, teacups, carousels, and haunted houses.

Before your eyes is a dazzling bumper car track, the cars shimmering under the colorful lights; a little further away, teacups and carousels are slowly and continuously spinning.

Shiina Tatsuki looked around at the luxurious and unique "hotel amusement park" in front of her, her eyes filled with shock, and couldn't help but murmur to herself, "Why have I never heard of this hotel before?"

“It seems to be because…” Su Shi looked down at the hotel brochure in her hand, “because this hotel… was just renovated this month.”

"Did Senior Tsurumaki buy a building and renovate it into a hotel specifically for this final?" Hinasaki took a deep breath, feeling that her understanding of "rich people" had been refreshed once again.

Hinasaki and the members of Mygo were enjoying the amusement facilities at the luxurious hotel, marveling at the wealth of the Tsurumaki family, when suddenly a lively shout rang out.

"Ah! Mygo members! I'm so happy to see smiles on your faces!" A clear voice rang out, and then Shin's long golden hair shone in the sunlight. She grabbed Misaki Okuzawa's hand and ran over excitedly.

"Xiaoyue, you guys actually came here too! That's great, let's all have fun together!" Xin waved her arms enthusiastically, her face beaming with her signature bright smile.

"Good morning, everyone." Misaki stood next to Kokoro, a helpless expression on her face. Although she was used to Kokoro's energetic personality, there was still a hint of fatigue in her eyes.

"Good morning," Hinasaki replied with a smile, but there seemed to be a hint of stiffness in her smile—after all, anyone would be surprised and unsure how to react to the luxurious environment that Kokoro Tsurumaki had arranged for the band this time.

Just then, Shin suddenly looked around and asked with a hint of doubt, "By the way, has anyone seen Michelle? I was just thinking of bringing her along to play! But I've been looking for her for a long time and haven't seen her anywhere."

Upon hearing this, the Mygo members exchanged bewildered glances. Apart from Rana and Kodama's confusion, the other four couldn't help but turn their gazes to Misaki beside Kokoro, their eyes filled with a hint of unspoken words.

Everyone knew in their hearts that Michelle was the "unknown" dark-haired girl in front of them.

Just as they were debating whether or not to disrupt the Hello Happy World worldview.

Misaki keenly noticed the gazes of the Mygo members and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but her expression remained calm.

She gently tugged at Xin's sleeve, her tone slightly evasive: "Um... I think I just saw Michelle go that way. Xin, let's go look for her together!"

"Really? That's great! Thank you, Misaki!" Kokoro's face instantly lit up with excitement, as if she could already see Michelle. She then waved goodbye to the Mygo members, "See you all at Mygo! We'll come find you again when I find Michelle!"

After saying that, Shin pulled Misaki away, his eyes scanning the amusement park rides without a trace of suspicion.

With a complicated smile, Misaki let her heart pull her along, gradually disappearing from sight.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Su Shi couldn't help but sigh softly, "Senior Kokoro... does she even know that Senior Misaki is Michelle?"

"It's probably better not to say anything."

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Yue and Lixi walked in the amusement park.

Actually, probably because it's located inside a hotel, there aren't many people here, and most of the attractions don't require queuing at all; you can play them almost anytime.

I don't know if it was because it was too early or because the other bands didn't notice that the check-in guide said there was an amusement park here, but apart from the two hosts, Tsurumaki Shin and Okusawa Misaki, we didn't meet any other friends here.

However, this also gave Yue and Lixi a rare opportunity to be alone together.

"It seems... we've never actually been to an amusement park together, have we?" Hinasaki turned to look at Ritsuki, a slight smile on her face.

"To be precise, we haven't even had a real date yet, have we?" Xiaoyue raised a finger to her chin, thinking with a slightly mischievous air, but a hint of anticipation flickered in her eyes.

Li hope couldn't help but chuckle and nodded slightly: "Yeah, we wanted to go to the festival together, but in the end... we got separated."

"Since today is such a rare opportunity!" Xiaoyue's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had made up her mind. She walked up to Lixi, took a deep breath, put her hands behind her back, and blushed slightly. "Lixi! We're in the amusement park right now, so why don't we... start our date?"

Li hope paused for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, then a gentle smile appeared on her lips as she softly asked, "Then... Miss Hinasaki, what activities would you like to do with me?"

"Of course... all of them!" Xiaoyue excitedly grabbed Lixi's hand and pulled her quickly toward the nearest amusement park ride. "Let's start with the haunted house!"

Looking at Xiaoyue's expectant face, Lixi gently squeezed her hand and felt the warmth of her palm, her heartbeat quickened slightly.

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Li hope was prepared for the haunted house to be terrifying, but what was more unexpected was that this haunted house was less like a haunted house and more like a ghost... amusement park?

Hinasaki was slightly taken aback as she looked at the staff members who emerged from the darkness. The "ghosts" dressed in ghost costumes didn't have grotesque appearances; instead, they wore cute and cuddly ghost outfits, as if they had stepped out of an anime world.

The ghosts had exaggerated expressions painted on their faces, wore small decorations on their heads, and some even had large teardrop eyes, as if they were "sad" for failing to "scare" their way out.

"This is just too... cute." Hinasaki couldn't help but chuckle softly as she watched a petite "ghost" in front of her tiptoeing, trying to make a scary gesture. The ghost was holding a small lamp that emitted a soft glow, and through the light, she could even see the corners of the ghost's mouth curving up involuntarily.

Although you might occasionally get startled by the sudden jump scares from these "ghosts," what's surprising is that it doesn't bring any truly terrifying horror, but rather unexpected warmth and humor.

However, this means that Lixi's initial idea of ​​experiencing Xiaoyue being scared and clinging to her in the haunted house will fall through.

But now, looking at Hinasaki's smiling face, she didn't think about those things anymore. She was already very happy to see Tsuki smile.

This is probably why Shin-senpai Genmaki set up this haunted house; even if it's a haunted house, she wanted to bring a smile to everyone's face.

BangDream: Chapter Twenty-Two - Mygo's Leisurely "Date" Time

Hinasaki and Shiina Tatsuki walked out of the haunted house side by side, while the staff behind them maintained their professional enthusiasm, bidding them farewell in soft, cute voices: "Welcome to come again next time!"

Xiaoyue lowered her head and touched her chin, as if she was thinking seriously: "This haunted house... is quite unique."

Her tone was a mix of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, often including regret or apprehension), “How should I put it? Compared to the terrifying haunted houses in horror movies, this is more like a Halloween-themed—fun version of a haunted house.”

Li hope glanced at her sideways, a faint smile playing on her lips: "So when that 'cute ghost' scared you just now, you were still laughing so happily?"

"I...I wasn't scared!" Xiaoyue blushed instantly, raised her hand and waved it, quickly explaining, "I was...I was healed, okay! The lantern in that ghost's hand was flashing heart-shaped lights, how could it be scary!"

Lixi didn't expose her again, but just looked at Xiaoyue's pouting face and thought it was quite cute.

"Alright, Nozomi, where are we going next?" Hinasaki regained her interest, turned to look at Shiina Tatsuki, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.