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

In that case, we can first rule out Aine and Rakuna, as they were also completely unaware of the situation.

Therefore, the only remaining people who could possibly tell Momoko Kurosawa the specifics are the original five members of Crychic.

"First of all, I didn't tell her. Su Shi is probably unlikely to be it either. As for Xiao Deng... she gets guilty when she talks about Crychic, so it's highly unlikely to be her..."

"Then only Toyokawa Shoko and Wakaba Mutsumi remain..."

Riki tried to imagine Wakaba Mutsu sitting there, telling Kurosawa Momoko the story of Crychic word by word.

"No, no, no, that's completely impossible. Mutsumi shouldn't have that much to say... So the only possible candidate is Toyokawa Shoko?"

Based on the information currently available, Li hope tried hard to analyze it in his mind and finally blamed Toyokawa Shoko. Unfortunately, Li hope had no idea that the reason Momoko knew about this was actually due to the involvement of supernatural phenomena.

Just when Li Xi thought he had found the mastermind behind everything, the plot of the stage play on stage had progressed to the point where one of the band members was not satisfied with the disbandment of the band and made a wish to the gods, hoping to return to the beginning of everything.

"Looks like there have been some changes here. I thought we were going to continue with the story of us forming a band."

As Lixi watched the performance on stage gradually deviate from the storyline she knew, she gradually became engrossed in the performance herself.

However, although there were no problems with Riki's side, Oba Nana, who was sitting not far from them, looked at the performance on stage with a somewhat stiff expression.

"Is this script really not... subtly criticizing me?"

As Nana Oba watched the performance on stage, she noticed that the person who caused the time reversal had a personality very similar to hers—both were people who liked to take care of others.

Fortunately, the other members of Group 99 were unaware that she had performed the show countless times before, so they didn't comment on the performance, only offering their opinions from the perspective of a stage performance.

"This junior's script looks pretty good. Are there really such amazing students in Class B this year?"

As the student council president of their 99th class, Hoshimi Junna immediately thought of Seisho, which is still full of talented people. Class B was able to write such a good script, and Class A's performance was also excellent.

“Hoshimi-san, I remember this script wasn’t written by Class B, but by the top student of Class A this year. She’s an all-rounder, just like Oba-san.”

As a former principal and now a well-known actress active in the theater troupe, Maya Tendo occasionally returns to Seisho to teach students, and thus has heard about Momoko Kurosawa's affairs.

"Tenpa-san, you flatter me a bit. I didn't write a single script that could be used for a performance back in school."

Upon hearing Maya Tendo's praise, Nana Ōba responded modestly.

"Well, Nana, you don't need to be so modest. Your resume is definitely not bad at all."

As the second-ranked student in the 99th class, Natalia Saijo had seen Nana Oba's resume when she enrolled. She only started learning about drama in junior high school, and within just one or two years, she was able to surpass most students who had been practicing since childhood and enter Seisho Music Academy.

Moreover, after a year in school, he began to get involved in stage logistics, scriptwriting, prop making and other related work, without neglecting his acting practice.

Nana Oba's life experiences can be described as those of a novel protagonist, and many novel protagonists wouldn't dare to be written as strong.

Compared to the conversation among these high-level players, the topics discussed by the others on the other side seemed somewhat out of place.

"Everyone on stage is shining!"

Aicheng Hualian commented on the performance on stage.

"Yes, they are all very dazzling."

Sitting next to Hua Lian, Xiao Guang nodded in agreement, echoing her husband's sentiments.

"Hua Lian, Xiao Guang, can't you come up with some new words? I can't believe that after all this time, you're still using these same words to describe stage performances."

After hearing Karen and Hikaru's praise, Hanayagi Kaori complained, but before Karen and Hikaru could say anything, Ichigaya Arisa, who was not far away, turned her head and looked around in confusion.

Kasumi Toyama noticed Arisa's movements and asked, "What's wrong? Arisa?"

"It's nothing, I just felt like I heard my own voice just now, it must have been my imagination."

"Huh? Arisaki, did you also hear some strange noises? I thought I heard my older sister's voice just now."

After hearing what Arisa said, Satomi Ushigome leaned over and said something.

"Could it be... the legendary Phantom of the Opera?"

After thinking for a while, Tae Hanazono spoke in a sinister and terrifying tone.

"Huh!—"

Satomi Ushigome was so frightened that she shrank into Saya Yamabuki's arms. Even the usually dignified Arisa Ichigaya was startled and moved a little distance away from Kasumi.

"Alright, Tae, don't scare people. There's no such thing as the Phantom of the Opera. Maybe it's just someone with a similar voice."

"That's right, Tae, don't scare me."

Satomi Ushigome then realized that Tae Hanazono had been deliberately scaring her.

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"Ah Qiu—"

"Ah Qiu—"

On the other side, Hanayagi Kaoru and Kagura Hikaru sneezed at the same time.

"I told you I wasn't here, Xiangzi, you need to take good care of yourself. Look, you've caught a cold."

Futaba Ishidou took off her coat and draped it over Kaori's shoulders.

"Honestly, Futaba, you're such a busybody. I don't have a cold."

Although Xiangzi said that, she still silently put on the coat that Futaba had draped over her.

"...When will you be back?"

Xiangzi lowered her head and asked Futaba in a low voice.

"...Don't I often go to see you, Xiangzi?"

It was clear that this wasn't the first time Futaba had brought up this topic with Kyoko; her expression first showed helplessness and then softened.

Compared to the old married couple relationship between Hana and Hajime, Karen and Hikaru seem like a pair of idiots.

Facing Hikari who had just sneezed, Karen wanted to take off her clothes like Futaba, but unfortunately she was only wearing a T-shirt today and couldn't take them off at all.

Fortunately, their "mother," Mahiru Tsukizaki, was there and quickly took out a thermos from her bag and poured a cup of hot water for Hikari Kagura.

"Really, Xiaoguang needs to take better care of his health. Don't always stay up late video chatting with Hualian."

"There's a time difference...V@II陵疤吾硫（＞八〒）器V〃 II〒菱-梦]..."

Xiao Guang explained while drinking hot water.

"Then reduce the frequency a bit. After all, health is the most important thing."

Rusaki Mahiru gave her instructions with concern.

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With the arrival of a transfer student from England at Haneoka, this cycle of repetition was broken, and the stage play finally reached its climax.

However, the audience members had different reactions. On Yue's side, apart from Rakuna, everyone's eyes were on Chihaya Aine.

"What's wrong... Why is everyone looking at me? Isn't this because of what Senior Peach did before? It definitely has nothing to do with me. How could I possibly have the ability to break the time loop?"

Chihaya Aine, feeling self-conscious under everyone's gaze, spoke up to defend herself.

"Actually, our band owes a lot to you, Ai Yin Jiang, so it's not a problem for you to break the rules and perform again."

Yue shook her head and said to Ai Yin.

If Aine hadn't brought up the idea of ​​forming a band, Deng and Lixi would most likely have tacitly kept quiet about it.

While Yue herself had the idea of ​​returning to the stage through a band, it was unlikely that she would actually propose forming a band herself, because she knew about the failed band that Deng and Lixi had formed before, so she wouldn't take the initiative to bring it up.

Only someone like Ai-yin, whose initial goal was to form a band and who was completely unaware of Crychic's past, would be comfortable bringing up such a thing.

"However... it seems the pattern hasn't been broken yet?"

Yue glanced at the empty seat next to them. Nagasaki Motoyo was absent from the team-building activity today because of her mother at home.

However, in some ways this should be considered a good thing, since if Su Shi saw the content of this stage play, she would find it hard to imagine the other person's mental state.

"But Peach seems to have added that part really well; it feels so natural, like something that actually happened."

Unaware of the inside story behind Crychic's disbandment, she simply assumed the preceding narrative was written by Peach herself, never imagining it was all true.

Looking at Momoko, who played the lead role in the remake, Yue realized that the term "white moonlight" truly embodied its value.

"I'm afraid Peach will have a lot more female admirers when she gets back today."

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"The character who transfers to London in this movie reminds me of you, Hikaru."

Aicheng Hualian, watching the performance on stage, said to Xiaoguang.

"They must have heard that teacher talk about our year's story, otherwise it wouldn't be so similar."

While everyone was discussing whether the script was inspired by Hikari Kagura's character, Nana Ohba forced a smile and joined in the conversation.

He kept thinking to himself.

"The playwright of this stage play is definitely subtly criticizing me, isn't he? Could it be that the other person is the winner of this year's audition? Did Giraffe tell her everything that happened before?"

Nana Ohba, unaware of the Crychic incident, watched the stage play, and the storyline actually matched her past actions perfectly.

When the Stage Opens: Chapter Sixty-Six - Nagasaki Motoyo, Completely Controlled

"Alright, it's about time for us to go on stage."

As the story on stage drew to a close, Maya Tendo watched as the transfer student from London broke the cycle of repetition, formed a new band with his classmates, and even won over the bassist who had been performing the same old routine.

The protagonist, played by Momoko, rekindles her hope for music after escaping the re-performance and prepares to step onto a new stage.

"Pat pat pat pat".

As the stage curtain fell, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

"Let's go, let's show the younger generation what our seniors are capable of."

In response to Maya Tendo's words, Chloe also stood up from her seat.

Seeing the actions of the chief and the second-in-command, the other members of Group 99 also left their seats and went backstage.

Meanwhile, backstage, Nagasaki Motoyo, who should have been at home taking care of her mother, was standing there with her arms crossed, looking at Kurosawa Momoko with an angry expression.

Momoko Kurosawa had just stepped off the stage, still smiling with the satisfaction of a successful performance. When she saw Motoko Nagasaki in front of her, the corners of her mouth curved up even higher.

Meanwhile, the other classmates who were performing together, seeing the tense atmosphere between Taozi and Su Shi, all spoke up to Taozi.