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

Her voice was full of complaints and expectations; she hoped everyone could actively participate in some fun activities to make the retreat more meaningful and enjoyable.

After hearing Ai-yin's complaint, Xiao-deng cautiously asked, "Everyone... do you want to come see the stars?"

"Oh right, this is the Astronomy Department! You can come here to see the stars!"

Aine only realized this belatedly.

"There are also a lot of stargazing equipment here, and it's a clear day today, so we might actually be able to see a lot of stars."

Yue walked to the window, gently parted the curtains, and looked out at the sky through the gap. In her eyes, there was almost no cloud in the sky, and the clear night sky was dotted with stars, twinkling faintly. Although only two or three stars could be seen, it was enough to arouse everyone's interest.

"But opening the curtains doesn't seem like a good idea. What if the security guards see us?"

Lixi was a little worried that if they simply drew back the curtains and stood by the window to look, they would be spotted by the security guards.

"Don't worry about that. The student council president just lent me the key to the rooftop. We can go straight up there and take a look."

Yue took out the key that Tsugumi-senpai had given her and said...

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The group quickly arrived at the rooftop. On the way, Yue was still worried about the thirteenth step that had suddenly appeared, which she had mentioned last time. Fortunately, she counted the steps along the way and nothing terrifying happened.

Unlocking the door to the Haneoka rooftop with the key, a rush of fresh air, carrying a cool night breeze, immediately filled the room. As soon as the door opened, a vast night sky stretched before me, with clear stars twinkling overhead.

Standing on the rooftop, you can feel the gentle breeze on your face, and the air is filled with a fresh scent. Stars twinkle and shimmer in the boundless night sky.

The starry sky seemed to possess a kind of magic, and looking at it, everyone couldn't help but be filled with some thoughts.

"So beautiful... #吧III%冥氿龄七韭污巴..."

Looking at the starry sky before her, Yue couldn't help but sigh. She hadn't realized how beautiful the stars were when she went to the planetarium with Deng before.

After experiencing a series of events, when she finally had a moment to steal a moment from her busy schedule and look at the starry sky above, she realized that the stars were indeed very beautiful.

"It is indeed very beautiful..."

Lixi looked up at the starry sky and couldn't help but sigh.

If the training camp hadn't started today, she would probably be at home busy practicing more. Tomorrow is Xiaodeng's first performance after regrouping the band, and she absolutely cannot afford to make any mistakes.

However, after seeing the starry sky with her bandmates today, she suddenly felt that she shouldn't put so much pressure on herself.

Everyone has practiced very well, and Xiaodeng's singing was perfect. Just as the manager said, we only need to do our best. Why should I put so much pressure on myself?

Su Shi looked at the starry sky with inexplicable emotions flickering in her eyes. Her mind was still preoccupied with Toyokawa Shoko, and she still couldn't find any trace of the boy during her trip to Yuqiu.

"Xiao Xiang, where are you? Can you see this beautiful starry sky?"

Xiangzi, who was saving up to buy tickets for a show he was going to see the next day, suddenly sneezed.

"Have you caught a cold? Please don't catch a cold, otherwise it will cost you a lot of money."

Xiangzi tightened his clothes and quickened his pace, showing no intention of looking up to observe the starry sky.

When the performance begins: Chapter Seventy-Eight: Yuqiu's Ghost Story and the Traitor

"Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, Boötes..."

Compared to the others who seemed sentimental while gazing at the stars, Xiaodeng was genuinely just looking at the stars.

She found a place nearby to sit down and took out her notebook to draw the constellations in the sky.

"Xiao Deng is quite serious about the Astronomy Department."

After seeing Xiaodeng's actions, Ai Yin moved closer to her, sat down beside her, and asked curiously, "Hey, Xiaodeng, can you tell me how to interpret these constellations?"

Although Aine had already submitted her application to join the Astronomy Club, to be honest, she knew nothing about the starry sky. In her eyes, the stars all looked almost identical, and she couldn't find any differences at all.

"Ok!"

When Xiaodeng heard this question, her eyes sparkled with excitement. She was clearly very interested in the knowledge about stars and became more talkative.

She pointed to two stars in the sky and said, "These two stars are Tianxuan and Tianshu. They are part of the Big Dipper. Extend the line connecting them about five times in the direction to find Polaris. Next to it is Ursa Minor."

Ai Yin was clearly confused by Xiao Deng's explanation; these concepts might be difficult for a beginner in stargazing to understand.

"Wait a minute, Lamp, even if you say that, I haven't even found Tianxuan and Tianshu yet," Aiyin replied helplessly, her eyes still fixed on the sky, trying to find the stars that Lamp had mentioned.

"Is this one Tian Shu?"

She pointed to the stars in the sky, her brows furrowing slightly, her voice revealing a hint of uncertainty and hesitation.

"No, this one is the one."

Xiaodeng also pointed out her finger to correct Aiyin's mistake, but their interaction seemed full of flaws to Yue.

"Can your method of communication really tell you which star the other person is referring to?"

The last member of the band, the band's stray cat, was also gazing up at the starry sky.

Her eyes were deep, as if she were immersed in her own world, her thoughts wandering.

As she gazed silently at the stars, her expression was mysterious and inscrutable. No one knew whether she was pondering some profound question or simply wondering whether to have a matcha parfait for breakfast the next day.

After all, Lena is too free.

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After everyone finished admiring the starry sky and returned to the Astronomy Club from the rooftop, Aine stretched and said to everyone, "The performance is tomorrow, everyone must do their best to make it a success!"

"Aine...you...never mind, just perform normally tomorrow."

Lixi had intended to subconsciously put some pressure on Aine, but the scene of tomorrow's performance flashed through her mind, and Su Shi's condition was still unknown.

She felt it was best to give Ai Yin some encouragement to avoid any problems on stage.

"Riki, are you praising me or insulting me?"

However, when Aine heard Lixi's awkward words, although she knew that Lixi was often very awkward, she really couldn't tell whether the other person was insulting her or praising her.

"Anyway... just do your best, Aine."

Her words were somewhat hesitant, and her expression appeared a little awkward.

Lixi has never been good at expressing her feelings, and when asked by Aiyin, she felt even more at a loss.

Seeing Su Shi's shy expression, Ai Yin immediately turned around and said to everyone, "Hey, Xiao Yue, Su Shi, Li hope is shy!"

"..."

However, the only response to Ai Yin was silence.

"???"

Then everyone realized that Su Shi and Yue were not in the room at all.

An awkward atmosphere filled the room for a moment, and everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

"When did they leave?" Lixi asked, hoping everyone could answer this question for her.

Seeing that both Ai-yin and Xiao-deng shook their heads, indicating that they knew nothing about it.

Their expressions were somewhat blank, because they had just realized the absence of Su Shi and Yue, and had no idea when they had left the room.

"As for stray cats... never mind... she probably doesn't know where they went either."

Lixi glanced one last time at Lena, who was curled up on the sofa taking a nap, and gave up on asking her anything.

"Could it be... one of the legendary Seven Mysteries of Yuqiu?"

Xiao Deng recalled the ghost stories Yue had told her before.

"...It didn't say anything about anyone disappearing, did it..."

Hearing Xiaodeng's words, Lixi also began to feel insecure. She had always thought it was just an ordinary ghost story, but now that someone had actually gone missing, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Um... what are the Seven Incredible Wonders of Yuqiu?"

Ai Yin raised her hand to express her confusion. Why did Li hope from another school know about this, while she, a local from Yuqiu, knew nothing about it?

Rana, who was taking a nap on the sofa in the Astronomy Club, seemed to sense the atmosphere of a ghost story and opened her eyes, curiously coming over.

Lixi briefly recounted some of the strange things her idol Afterglow had encountered in Yuqiu, namely the Seven Mysteries of Yuqiu.

"Why haven't I heard about this before? Quite a few clubs have had joint training camps at school before the competition."

Aine, who is Haneoka's informant and is a self-proclaimed student council member, says she was completely unaware of this matter.

"It's said that this only happens to girl group bands..."

Lixi took out her phone, opened social media, searched for a while, and finally showed Aiyin a video.

Looking at the video's uploader, Aine exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! It's Maruyama Aya-senpai from Pastel*Palettes! Tachiki, you also follow and like Pastel*Palettes?"

"...I prefer Afterglow. That's not the point. Aine, do you see if there's anything wrong with this video?"

After hearing Riki's words, Aine carefully read the message sent by Maruyama Aya.

"PasPa's Supernatural physique" premieres tonight! Everyone be sure to tune in~ It's got over 10 likes! How come I never saw this message before?

"Aiyin, take a closer look at the picture..."

After hearing Li hope's words, Aine looked at the pictures more carefully and found that behind Maruyama Aya, she could indeed vaguely see the existence of a ghostly figure.

"Is this...? For the sake of the show?"

Aine's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were filled with doubt and fear.

"Later, everyone went to explore that mysterious tunnel, but they didn't find anything unusual."

"Later, a high school student who played in a band went inside to explore and was scared out by the ghosts. As a result, the legend that members of girl bands were more likely to see abnormal things spread."

"Eeya!!!"

Aine let out a scream, but fortunately, the Astronomy Club was quite far from the security room, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

Compared to Aine, Riki seemed much calmer. After all, she and Yue had seen talking giraffes and stages that responded to performers before, so it didn't seem surprising to encounter some ghosts.

Furthermore, she had heard and witnessed many strange legends about the members of the girl band when she worked at a live house.

For example, she'd heard that members of Morfonica had once accidentally entered a train station and never came out, that Roselia's senior, Hina, had swapped bodies with a cat, that there was a deliveryman with enough force to smash through glass and throw a newspaper into a room, that the Tsurumaki family actually had a soul-swapping device, that Pastel*Palettes also worked part-time as a Super Ranger, that Michelle could fly—she'd heard countless urban legends like these…wait, the last one seems to be true.

However, for some reason, it seems that apart from the Seven Mysteries of Haneoka that Yue mentioned before, there are no other legends about Afterglow that she promoted.

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