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

"You definitely need to practice more."

Lixi had always been a little suspicious about Aiyin's rapid improvement in guitar skills, but now that he learned that she was secretly practicing extra after each rehearsal, it was no surprise.

"That way, the performance won't have to be canceled, right?"

Seeing that the misunderstanding between Aine and Riki had been completely cleared up, Tsukigami asked.

"Aine... Lixi... I'm sorry, I misunderstood everyone before..."

Xiaodeng's words carried a hint of guilt for having misunderstood everyone who had worked so hard.

"It's alright, it's alright, the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Now everyone should work hard together to prepare for the performance."

Aiyin encouraged Xiaodeng.

"Yes! We must make this performance the best it can be!"

The lamp nodded, its eyes filled with a serious expression.

"If we're going to do it, we should do it to the best of our ability!"

Li hope also spoke earnestly.

"We must all shine on stage!"

This is clearly what Yue said.

"Yes, we will definitely be able to put on the best performance like before, and then go back to those happy times."

Su Shi's words always made Yue feel that something was off.

"Live! I love it! We have to do it!"

The cat's words also have a distinctive personal style.

"But speaking of which, Aiyin, who is your guitar teacher? How come they were able to teach you so quickly?"

After everyone had gathered their energy, Li hope suddenly asked Ai Yin about her guitar teacher.

"Haha, they are Popipa's seniors."

Seeing that she could no longer hide the fact that she was studying with Popipa, Ai Yin decided to stop hiding it altogether.

"Huh? Aine, when did you become acquainted with Kasumi-senpai and the others?"

Lixi considered many possible answers, but the one she couldn't have imagined was that she was actually looking for the Flower Girl's senior.

"Well... it's a complicated matter, let's start practicing as soon as possible."

Ai Yin clearly didn't want to discuss this topic further, so she took the initiative to change the subject and suggested that everyone start practicing as soon as possible.

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Just as the six of them were starting to build up their "team spirit," Momoko Kurosawa, who hadn't appeared in almost twenty chapters, was sitting in the Yuzawa Cafe with an empty coffee cup in front of her. She looked at a bunch of messages on her phone with some impatience, seemingly waiting for someone, but it seemed that the other person had stood her up.

Not long after, a voluptuous, tall woman wearing sunglasses walked over and sat down in front of Momoko Kurosawa.

"I'm sorry, the people from the Toyokawa family are a bit too difficult to deal with. I finally managed to secure the cooperation, so I'm a little late."

Although the words were meant to be apologetic, Peach could hardly discern any apology from the expression and tone of the person in front of her.

"Miss Sakura, you know your tone makes it hard for me to believe you're apologizing..."

Despite being more than half an hour late for the agreed meeting time, Miss Sakura showed no remorse whatsoever.

"Well... the main thing is that even if I'm half an hour late, Miss Momoko, you'll still be here waiting for me, so thinking about that makes my original guilt disappear completely."

"Actually, you don't feel any guilt at all... You take advantage of your irresistible offers to raise prices. Miss Sakura, has anyone ever told you that you are a really annoying person?"

Momoko said irritably, her tone full of sarcasm towards Sakura Sakura.

"Haha, has anyone ever told you that you actually have a pretty good eye for people, Miss Peach?"

Sakura Sakura called over a waiter and ordered two coffees.

"I've already had a drink, but if you'd like to have two, feel free to do so."

Peach frowned and said.

"No way, I wouldn't say I'd have a couple of drinks. It's just an apology for being late."

Miss Sakura said with a smile.

"Let's get down to business as soon as possible. How are the talks with the Toyokawa family going?"

When the waiter brought her two cups of coffee, Momoko didn't stand on ceremony and took one of them to drink, while asking Sakura a question.

"While I might sometimes try to raise prices or take advantage of others, I cherish the artists under my management very much."

Instead of directly answering Momoko's question, Ms. Sakura described how good she was to the artists under her management.

"Tsk, I'm not one of your artists, so this is something Yue-chan has to evaluate."

Momoko pretended not to understand what Sakura Sakura meant.

"Peach Jam, did you really not understand?"

Sakura Sakura picked up her coffee, took a sip, and couldn't help but smile.

"Tsuki-chan is right. Sakura-san, you are indeed very good at understanding people's hearts, and sometimes you can be quite annoying."

Peach sighed. The other party's meaning was very clear: she only treated the artists under her management well. So, if you asked her to do something, you either had to pay her or become an artist under her management.

So she took out a stack of banknotes, placed them on the table, and handed them to Sakura Sakura.

"I am really moved by what Miss Peach has done for Xiaoyue."

Sakura Sakura wasn't discouraged when she realized she hadn't achieved her goal of bringing the other party under her wing. After all, she had at least made some money this time, hadn't she?

"The Toyokawa family's attitude has softened somewhat. If possible, I think we can get sponsorship soon. But Momoko, are you sure that person will really participate? Didn't Yue tell them before that she's been thinking about it?"

"If the other party doesn't participate, then all your efforts will have been in vain, won't they?"

Sakura Sakura teased Momoko Kurosawa, partly to gather intelligence, as she didn't know why the other woman was so certain her plan would succeed.

"Well... because I've already read the script and rewritten the ending." Momoko Kurosawa revealed a smile that suggested she was the mastermind behind everything.

"Is the script... saying that you, Little Peach, are controlling the development of all these events? If you're so confident, you'll lose terribly if you fail."

Sakura Sakura didn't understand the meaning behind the other person's words, and simply took it as Momoko's confidence in her own plan.

"That interpretation makes sense, but my plan won't fail, because this is all part of a predetermined destiny."

When Momoko Kurosawa said those words, she had the same cheerful and lively smile she usually wore in front of Tsuki, but for some reason, this smile seemed more terrifying to Sakura Sakura than the smile of the mastermind behind it all.

"Hey, why is your smile so creepy..."

Sakura Sakura suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and the air in the entire coffee shop seemed to be filled with a coldness.

"Anyway, Little Peach, if there's anything else you need my help with, feel free to ask. We can discuss it once the money is in place or if you'd like to join my team."

Sakura Sakura, who always trusted her sixth sense, decided to retreat in advance to avoid any mishaps.

Ms. Sakura Sakura left in such a hurry, just as she had come in a hurry, waving her sleeves and leaving behind the money for three cups of coffee.

That's right, she thoughtfully paid for the coffee that Peach had ordered at the beginning as well.

Once she was sure that Sakura Sakura had gone far away, Momoko took out a notebook from her bag.

This notebook looks very similar to the standard notebooks used by Class B for writing stage scripts, but upon closer inspection, there are some differences. In the upper right corner of the script, there is a blue cross star icon and a black and white giraffe anti-counterfeiting icon.

"In this way, we can perform together on stage again, Tsuki-chan."

After checking the script again to confirm the direction of the story, Peach took out another notebook and started writing and drawing on it.

That's right, when Momoko said she got the script, she really did get the original script without Light's involvement. It all started after her battle with Light at Tokyo Tower.

A few days after the Tokyo Tower battle, Momoko Kurosawa saw the giraffe again.

"Momoko Kurosawa, are you already planning to give up?"

The giraffe asked seemingly nonsensical questions, but Momoko Kurosawa knew what it meant.

"Well... since Xiaoyue is moving on to the next stage, I should probably let go too. That's the best support a fan can give their idol."

Taozi's smile was somewhat forced. She had worked hard to get into Shengxiang so that she could perform on the same stage as Xiaoyue, but she never expected that Xiaoyue would drop out halfway through.

"Is that so... But even if the wish that has already been made cannot be fulfilled, it will still have its effect. I can give you the original stage script now. How about you write the story of your meeting with Hinasaki-kun yourself?"

The giraffe made a statement that was very difficult for Momoko Kurosawa to refuse.

"Didn't Giraffe-san say that he wouldn't interfere with the stage?"

Momoko Kurosawa, of course, did not immediately agree to the suggestion, but instead asked the giraffe.

"I didn't interfere with the stage at all. Everything was done by you, Momoko Kurosawa. What I'm looking forward to is a new stage that you've created, one that doesn't belong to the original script."

The giraffe spoke in a frenzied voice.

"A brand new stage that I'm writing? That sounds interesting."

Peach smiled and said.

"Well then, Momoko Kurosawa, please let me see this brand new stage. I wish you all the best in your performance on this new stage."

The giraffe left behind the notebook that recorded the original course of the story and then disappeared again before Momoko Kurosawa's eyes.

"A stage I will write and begin..."

She stroked the cover of the notebook and slowly turned to the first page. It all started on that rainy day.

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Thank you so much, Miss Bread, for recommending this book. I personally feel that it's poorly written, and I'm extremely grateful for your recommendation.

Although I think everyone has probably seen it, I'll still dare to recommend it again.

Saint Bread's masterpiece

Who says meal replacements can't be eaten as a meal?

When the Stage Opens: Chapter Sixty - Daily Life in the Training Room

Yue hurried through the crowd. Today, someone from the drama club came to ask her to come and give guidance. Apparently, the Yuqiu drama club won the opportunity to participate in the multi-school joint performance competition this year because of the stage play she had previously guided. As a result, by the time she finished these things, she was almost late for rehearsal.

After hurriedly sending a message to everyone's group chat explaining that she had been delayed by something, she walked out of the station in a few steps, looking at the sky outside where darkness had already fallen.