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

Nana Oba's lips curled slightly upwards, seemingly trying to control her emotions, but the twitching in the corner of her eye revealed her inner unease and anger. If Hikaru couldn't give her a satisfactory answer, she would definitely drag Hikaru Kagura to fight Revue on the spot.

"Pack your things."

Hikari Kagura's answer was quite naive, but it did nothing to quell Nana Oba's anger.

"I know you're packing, Xiaoguang. What I mean is, what's going on with this room?"

Nana Oba pointed to the clothes of Koyama, who was on the bed in the light, and some of the clothes were even hanging on the chair and the head of the bed.

"..."

Kagura Hikaru didn't say anything, but simply moved her body away, observing Ooba Nana's expression as she slowly stood up from the ground.

"Xiao Guang, what's your explanation?"

Nana Oba blocked the doorway to the outside with her body, looking at Hikari Kagura with a smile.

"I was wrong!"

Seeing that she had no chance of escaping, Kagura Hikaru decisively apologized to Oba Nana.

Her voice trembled slightly, and she leaned forward slightly to express her apology and sincerity to Nana.

"So... Xiaoguang, you'll pack these clothes properly, okay?"

Nana Oba continued speaking words that were like a nightmare to Hikari, but she had indeed done something wrong, and she couldn't refute it, so she could only nod awkwardly.

Seeing that Kagura Hikaru already knew her mistake, Ooba Nana went downstairs to prepare lunch for the day.

When she finished preparing lunch and came upstairs to call Kagura Hikaru to eat together, she opened the door to the room and looked at the neat and tidy room. Oba Nana nodded in satisfaction.

"It seems that Xiaoguang is capable of packing his own clothes. Has Xiaoguang packed his luggage?"

"..."

A deathly silence filled the room, as if time had stopped. This silence wasn't just a lack of sound; even the air seemed to solidify.

"Xiaoguang... have you packed your luggage?"

Nana Oba gently asked Hikaru Kagura again, opening her suitcase as she did so; it was empty.

"Sigh... There's no other way, this is really the last time I'll help you pack your things, Xiaoguang."

Seeing that if Hikari continued packing, they would probably miss their flight today, Nana Ohba had no choice but to help Hikari pack her luggage herself.

However, when she opened the drawer that Xiaoguang had just tidied up, several pieces of clothing "popped" out as if they were in an anime.

"Kagura... Light!"

Just as Nana Ohba was offering to help pack her luggage, Hikaru Kagura quietly moved closer to the room door. Upon hearing Nana Ohba's angry roar, Hikaru Kagura was startled and immediately opened the door to run away.

Upon hearing the other party's roar, Kagura Hikaru was startled and immediately opened the door to run downstairs. However, before she could run out, Nana rushed forward, grabbed her collar, and dragged her back into the room.

"Hikaru...shouldn't you explain yourself?"

Facing Nana Oba, who was looking at her with a kind smile, Hikaru Kagura recalled that when she competed against Mahiru in Revue, the other woman seemed to have the same expression on her face.

At the time, she thought Mahiru was having a friendly conversation with her, until the other party used a hammer to knock off Mr. Shiro's head and smashed a deep crater in the ground. From then on, Kagura Hikari knew that sometimes a smile is actually much more terrifying than an angry expression.

Also, sometimes people who are as gentle as mothers can be really scary when they get angry.

Thinking back to the scene when Mahiru threw her directly from the sky, the feeling of falling from the air still makes her shudder. If there hadn't been a cushion underneath her, it probably would have been a lifelong trauma, although it's not much different now.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken the easy way out and just put the clothes in one drawer."

Hikaru Kagura sat obediently on the ground, her body trembling slightly, looking at Nana Ohba with a slightly ashamed expression, as if she were an innocent little animal apologizing to her owner.

Seeing Kagura Hikaru's sincere apology and knowing that her flight was that evening, Ooba Nana abandoned her idea of ​​starting a housework session with Kagura Hikaru on the spot. After a deep sigh, she began to pack Kagura Hikaru's luggage.

She dared not ask Kagura Hikaru for help again, otherwise they would have to take the Giraffe subway back to Tokyo today.

Her movements were practiced and methodical as she neatly folded the clothes and categorized the accessories, meticulously taking care of Kagura Hikaru. Every now and then, she would look up to see if Hikaru was seriously reflecting on her actions.

Fortunately, Kagura Hikari was worried that if she angered Nana again today, Nana might give her a re-enactment on the plane, so she sat there very obediently the whole time.

As the performance begins: Chapter Sixty-Three - A Historic Meeting

Good morning, everyone!

Karen Aijo greeted the familiar staff members on the street with great enthusiasm, and finally pushed open the door of the agency to greet the president who was working at his desk inside.

"Good morning, President Aimei!"

The woman Karen refers to as a beauty enthusiast is none other than the one who recently succeeded President Kiko as President of Takeya. Moreover, she rose from a voice actress and singer to the position of president and has always been deeply respected and loved by her juniors within the company.

"Karen-chan is still so energetic."

When Karen entered, President Aimei sat upright at her desk, her pen dancing across the documents, leaving behind her skillful handwriting. Upon seeing Karen-chan enter, she stopped what she was doing, looked at Karen with a smile, and teased her.

"I usually see Karen-chan in the practice room, so it's strange to see you at the agency today. Something must have happened."

"Hehehe."

Hua Lian scratched her head a little embarrassedly and said to Ai Mei, "Recently, my high school classmates from Sheng Xiang want to have a get-together, so I'd like to ask President Ai Mei for a day off tomorrow."

"Karen-chan, your project hasn't had much work lately, has it? The agency hasn't assigned you any work either, so it's not really a problem if you don't come in and ask for leave."

Aimei smiled and said to Hualian, "This girl is actually good in every way, but she's not very good at slacking off at work."

However, this may also be related to her excessive energy. Hua Lian is rarely seen to be idle, and even after she finishes her practice, she rarely shows any signs of fatigue.

Sometimes even Ai Mei was curious about where Ai Cheng Hua Lian got such abundant energy.

"No, no, I think I should ask President Aimei for leave. What if there's work assigned to me?"

Hua Lian's tone was slightly serious. Ai Mei looked at Hua Lian's serious eyes and said helplessly.

"Honestly, everyone else tries their best to slack off at work, but you, Karen-chan, are already thinking about the next job before this one is even finished. There's a Tokyo stage play competition tomorrow, right?"

After a moment's thought, Aimei understood why Hualian had asked for leave.

"Huh? President Aimi, can you read minds? How did you know about this?"

Karen was somewhat shocked to see that President Aimi already knew about this even though she hadn't said anything.

"Karen-chan is still so adorable and innocent... She actually believes in mind-reading and such things."

With a smile, Aimei explained to Hualian, "It's not about mind reading or anything like that. The main thing is that our company actually sponsored that competition. The expansion of the competition this year was also requested by our company. In fact, it's also to prepare for the follow-up of the project you participated in, Hualian."

Hua Lian looked like she suddenly understood.

"Oh, I see. In previous years, this competition seemed to only involve a few music and drama schools like ours. I was wondering why this year the scope has been expanded to all schools in Tokyo with drama departments."

Seeing Karen's slightly dazed expression, Aimi took the opportunity to tease her, "If Aine-chan is willing, you can bring your classmates over to participate in the project. The subsequent mobile game plan also needs more than a dozen people who are familiar with stage plays."

"Well... I can give it a try, but President Aimi, you'd better not have too high hopes."

Hua Lian didn't make any promises, she just said she would give it a try. After all, the path that everyone in Group 99 is taking now is a choice made after careful consideration and revision, and truly from the bottom of their hearts.

Although she also longs to return to the time she spent with everyone in high school, since she has already moved on to the next stage, reminiscing about the previous stage is non-negotiable for a stage girl who is constantly evolving.

Similar incidents to those experienced by Karen and Hikaru occurred to the other members of Group 99.

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The next day, we turned our attention back to our protagonist, Hinasaki, and the band members.

After finishing their club activities for the day, the three members of the Yuqiu group went to the competition venue together.

"Lixi said she might be a little late today because it's her turn to be on duty."

Ai Yin looked at the message Li hope had sent on her phone and said.

"Su Shi said her mother came back today, and she will try her best to come."

Yue looked at another message from Su Shi and said helplessly.

"Then... what about Rakuna-chan?"

As the lights were clearing out the band members, it became clear that one of them, Renai-chan, was missing.

"Lanna... I wonder if she's arrived yet. She doesn't usually send us messages."

Yue didn't have any good ideas about Ryuna-chan, since she really was as free and unrestrained as her nickname, "stray cat."

However, in reality, Lena, whom everyone was talking about, had already entered the venue early, found the place selling snacks, and was already enjoying unlimited refills of matcha parfait.

Just as Lena was enjoying her matcha parfait, a pink-haired girl pulled a girl with long, straight white hair towards them.

"Shiro, hurry up! I heard that the desserts here are free and unlimited, and there are also limited quantities of unique dumplings."

Lena, who should have been engrossed in Buffet and unresponsive to the outside world, suddenly looked away from her food, biting her spoon and looking up in the direction of the pink-clad girl.

If Lena were a cat, then her current state would probably resemble a cat arching its back and bristling its fur after seeing a mirror.

"Miss Stella, please slow down. Don't forget that you are now representing the noble monarch of the Siegfried Academy of Music. You should pay attention to your image."

The white-haired girl being pulled along by Stella was clearly used to her young mistress's behavior, and these words of reminder were just routine reminders from a maid.

"It's alright, it's alright. Everyone's probably inside the performance hall right now. There probably aren't many people coming here...?"

As Stella Takachiho was talking, she saw Kaname sitting in the restaurant looking agitated. Her pace slowed down, and for some reason, she felt that there must be some kind of relationship between them.

"A woman who is not feeling well..."

As Kaname watched Stella approach, she sensed a connection between them, especially since Stella's voice was almost identical to her own.

"Young Miss, please be mindful of your manners and refrain from using such rude language."

Oga Mishiro, who rushed over from behind, only heard her young mistress's voice and did not see who was speaking.

She spoke up in surprise, reminding her that she didn't recall her young mistress being the type to say such things to strangers.

"No, no, no, Shiro, I didn't say that."

Seeing that her childhood sweetheart had misunderstood her, Stella quickly waved her hand to indicate that she hadn't said a word.

"Didn't you say that, Miss?"

Shiro knew that although her young lady was a bit playful, she wouldn't lie. Besides them and the cafeteria staff who were farther away, there were only...

She looked at Lenai, then at the two empty cups on the table.

Noticing Shiro's gaze, Rakuna used her body to block the remaining two cups of matcha parfait and looked at the white-haired girl in front of her with an unfriendly gaze.

"This is mine."