Girls' Wishing Tree

Kousei stood in front of Arisaki's keyboard again.

At first, Xun was a little worried that Gao Mu would make a fool of herself, but she soon realized that this "Gao Mu Ying" was not the one who was learning piano with her.

The "Takagi Sakura" that is being performed now can already be her own teacher.

No, it’s about being able to perform formally on an international stage.

The high-level violin performance brought the ceremony to a perfect end. The priestess bowed deeply to the audience, and when she raised her head again, her eyes had regained their clear and soft look.

The time for the stage manifestation card has expired.

Chapter 23: Dryad, Live and Music Girl: 23, Gamblers Don’t Get House

"I'm watching her, and I'm watching you too." After the performance, Gao Mu did not forget to say this to Gong Yuanxun through the dialogue box. As this sentence was heard by Gong Yuanxun, Gao Mu's mission was completed, and he also received an additional 600 shining points.

And Miyazono Kaoru was also surprised to find that an hour had passed and she still didn't feel sleepy at all.

After completing the previous task, Gao Mu's new task was to sell all 150 prepared amulets. She immediately entered the working state of a shrine maiden and began to sell the amulets, and the sales process went very smoothly.

By noon when the crowd dispersed, all the ema had blessings written on them, and not a single amulet was left.

The Hanasakigawa shrine maidens who came to help temporarily sat under the cherry trees, and everyone seemed very relaxed.

"Today is like a dream! Tsukuto Shisen agreed to let us perform a Live at Space!" Kasumi stretched out her hand toward the cherry blossom tree. "By the way, Sakura's instrument is amazing! It's so well hidden, not even we knew about it!"

"I was originally planning to sing two songs, but it was the grace of God that allowed me to perform beyond my level. Thinking about it now, I'm still a little scared." Gao Mu said to Ichigaya Yusaki with a bit of apology: "I'm sorry, I asked you to prepare the accompaniment, but it didn't come in handy."

"Hmph, don't even think about not authorizing these two songs to us. Then we will be the first to sing them!" Yusaki tilted his head to the side.

"Okay, okay, just sing. The Sakura Festival has delayed your time to write new songs. If you practice a little, you will be able to perform on the Space stage." Gao Mu did not "fight back" against Yousaki's words at all, but instead continued to follow her words.

"Well...li*n/g梦$首%发...I'll forgive you this time, but if you do this again next time, I won't let you off easily!"

Gao Mu didn't continue the topic, but stuffed some money into each person's pocket. "Today, including the money in the prize box, we made a total of 170,000 yen. Each of the ten people participating in the performance will receive 10,000 yen. Arisaki will pay another 20,000 yen for the equipment transportation fee. The remaining money will be used to maintain and repair the shrine."

Although the money was not much, the girls were very happy to receive it and they stopped talking about Gao Mu's performance.

Only after sending away the girls who came to help did Gao Mu have the mood to look at the system settlement.

I completed three system tasks at once today and got a total of 4000 shining points.

The goal of being able to operate in Tokyo was half accomplished in one fell swoop.

Looking at the remaining 4060 shining points, Gao Mu suddenly had the idea of ​​drawing a lottery.

Since the basic skill only requires 100 points, why not give it a try?

Once an idea comes to mind, it is difficult to suppress it.

Gao Mu tried a basic skill lottery in the system.

[The host invests 100 points to participate in the elementary skill lottery.]

[The host obtains the simple-level dryad spell: Root Summoning.]

[The host can use this after becoming a Great Dryad, summoning tree roots from the ground to trip up those who don't pay attention to the road.]

Gao Mu was a little unhappy. Not to mention that this skill required becoming a Great Tree Demon to use, summoning tree roots to trip people wasn't even remotely an anime-like move!

Unsatisfied with the reward, she tried again.

[The host invests 100 points to participate in the elementary skill lottery.]

[Host obtains skill: Manhole Cover Stealing (Elementary).]

[The host can steal a manhole cover within 30 seconds and reduce the probability of being discovered.]

This is a scam!

Gao Mu hit the pillar of the shrine hard.

What the hell is stealing manhole covers? Even if she was so poor that she had to deliver newspapers or work in customer service, she would never steal manhole covers!

It seems that it is impossible to draw any decent skills with 100 points.

Gao Mu looked at the remaining 3860 points and unconsciously tried to extract 500 points of intermediate skills.

[Host invests 500 points to participate in the intermediate skill lottery.]

[Host acquires skill: Bass Performance (Intermediate).]

[The host has acquired bass playing ability, surpassing most amateur bassists and barely reaching the professional level.]

Gao Mu suddenly felt that a lot of playing experience and skills were poured into his head. Perhaps this feeling could be called... an epiphany?

Having tasted the sweetness, Gao Mu started to think about the remaining points.

If it's 3000 points, can I get a stronger performance skill? Then even if I just play, I should be able to get a lot of points, right?

Thinking of this, Gao Mu inexplicably conducted a high-level skill lottery.

[Host invests 3000 points to participate in the advanced skill lottery.]

[Host obtains skill: Explosion (Advanced).]

[The host gains proficiency in using detonators and explosives for blasting operations. Whether it's mining, tunneling, or building demolition, they can complete the blasting after precise calculation.]

Looking at the remaining 360 points, Gao Mu calmed down.

But the points are gone.

So... shall I show you an explosion?

This is something only terrorists would do!

Gao Mu, whose points were almost wiped out, hung his head in frustration, like an eggplant hit by frost.

Gamblers can't win the House, why are they so unlucky?

She crawled back into the cherry tree, trying to let the peace of being a tree heal her inner depression.

But before she could feel sad for long, she felt Miyazono Kaoru's presence again.

She was playing the violin, and the piece she was playing was "The Last Rose of Summer", which she had performed in her stage presence today.

Miyazono Kaoru's performance was not as good as her stage appearance, but there were no obvious flaws either.

She played a slightly sad song with a slightly bright feeling.

The moment she saw Gao Mu, Miyazono Xun stopped playing.

"Sakura, I was awake for two hours today before falling asleep. The blessing of God is indeed effective for my illness." Miyazono Kaoru said happily.

"I'm not that good at playing the violin, and I don't know how to play the guitar." Gao Mu took the initiative to explain the situation to Gong Yuanxun: "It was the God who wanted to have a lively cherry blossom festival, so he helped me to perform temporarily."

"What a gentle God." Miyazono Xun looked at Gao Mu: "Xiaoying, God's help in playing the violin will be helpful for your performance. Try to recall that feeling. Keep practicing, and one day you will be able to play it without God's help."

"Yeah." Gao Mu nodded. She planned to keep practicing the violin.

"Besides, you're very cute." Xun smiled: "Next time I have the chance, I will come to the shrine to see you."

After talking to Gong Yuanxun for a few words, Gao Mu didn't know why, but the depressed feeling in his heart was relieved a lot.

Before she accumulates enough points to become a great tree demon, she will never use her points to participate in random draws again.

Chapter 24: Dryad, Live and Music Girl: 24, Escape is shameful but useful

During the Sakura Festival, there were over two hundred people present. Most of them were carrying cell phones, and most of them were middle school students. There was also Maki Shiina, the leader of the Haneda Wind Ensemble, the renowned young pianist Kousei Arima, the owner of LiveHouseSpace, Shifune Tsukidō, and the famous light novel author...

In the Internet age, information spreads very quickly.

Especially with Gao Mu's excellent electric guitar and violin playing, he quickly became popular online.

Videos with titles like "The Miko's Explosive Performance" and "The Miko Who Perfectly Masters Both Guitar and Violin" quickly became ubiquitous.

During the era of the big girl bands, the news that "there is a super powerful music shrine maiden in the shrine" quickly spread, and many bands came to visit, some wanting to ask for advice and exchange ideas on music, and some wanting to "recruit" Gao Mu to join the band.

When reporters came to the shrine with their cameras and equipment to interview, Gao Mu finally couldn't hold it anymore.

Escape is shameful, but useful.

She placed a sign under the shrine's altar, saying that she had gone to Hokkaido to communicate with other shrines, then hid in a tree trunk and continued to practice the violin for twenty hours a day.

Gao Songdeng looked at the wooden sign written by Gao Mu with some disappointment.

She hadn't seen the shrine maiden named Takagi Sakura very often, but she had a good impression of her. Her performance at the Sakura Festival in particular had planted the seed of her desire to step onto the stage.

"God, if I could be like her and show everyone what's in my heart—" Deng said with some anticipation as he stood under the cherry tree, looking at the cherry blossoms that had almost all fallen.

Gao Mu has some preference for lamps.

Even though she didn't want to respond to other people during this period, she still responded to the lamp.

Of course, she did not show her human form, but spoke to the lights in the form of a dialogue box.

"Of course, if you want. Do you need me to help you with the lyrics today?"

"No need." Deng stood under the tree, took out a pen and started writing in his notebook.

Gao Mu could probably guess that she was feeling sentimental about the falling cherry blossoms.

"The cherry blossoms will still be in bloom next year. Can you go on stage and sing a song for everyone at next year's cherry blossom festival?"

"I..." Gao Songdeng lowered his head, as if he still had some concerns.

What Gao Mu didn't know was that Deng was worried that he wouldn't be able to reach the level of singing at the shrine.

Whether it was the performances of PoppinParty, PasPale, Miyazono Kaoru, or Arima Kousei, they all looked amazing. Even Shiina Tatsuki, who had previously said that the performance was a gimmick, acknowledged the value of this live performance.

If I were to sing here... I can't do it.

Deng didn't express his feelings much. He stood under the tree for a while and then left.

Gao Mu then realized that after squandering the points she earned from the Sakura Festival, the girls no longer offered her any options.

Yes, even though members of PoppinParty and PasPale came several times, there was no trigger option.

The system tasks she has not yet completed include Takamatsu Touma, Maruyama Aya and Oyama Mahiro, but these three tasks are long-term tasks and cannot be completed in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, she began to feel distressed again.

Gao Mu, Gao Mu, why are you so naughty?

Just as she was about to slap herself, a young girl walked through the torii gate crying and entered the shrine.

The girl had short silver hair, eyes of different colors like a Persian cat, a pouty mouth, and was carrying a guitar bag that was too big for her.

Somewhat familiar.

Gao Mu thought for half a minute before he remembered when he had seen her.

During the Cherry Blossom Festival, the girl came with her family and asked the elderly person who brought her if he needed a plastic seat.

There was also a chat box next to her head.

However, the girl who entered the shrine did not say anything. She just sat under the cherry tree and took out the electric guitar from her guitar bag.

The girl was obviously not the first owner of this guitar.

The guitar's nitrocellulose lacquer has been worn off a lot, revealing the color of the wood, and the metal parts are also slightly oxidized - these are the "annual rings" carved on the guitar by the user.

Yes, just like you can see the growth rings of a tree when you saw it open, a guitar will also leave traces of time after years of use.

If you put it in a display window, there will be no such marks, and if it is not used for a long time, there will be no such marks either.

To maintain this level of performance for a quality guitar requires more than ten years of intensive use. It's unclear whether this guitar was purchased from a used shop or inherited from an elder.

Gao Mu did not rashly talk to the girl, but continued to observe her behavior.

The girl pulled out a portable speaker that was only slightly larger than her fist, stuffed a few batteries into it, and connected the speaker to the guitar.

She took out a green pick and saw the word "Space" on it, crying even harder. She started to play while crying.

It was the "Rock Canon" that Gao Mu performed using the stage miracle card at the Sakura Festival.

Gao Mu relied on the power of "plug-in" to play this song, but this girl performed most of the song on her own.

Yes, there are still some flaws in some places, but for a girl who has difficulty in straddling four frets in the low position with just her fingers stretched out, it has done a good job.

After turning on the high gain of the portable speaker, the sound was a little explosive, but the girl didn't care. She just played the song over and over again, and her tears wet her clothes on her chest.

The girl bit her lips lightly, and her hands moving as she plucked the strings had become somewhat mechanical.

Gao Mu felt it was almost time to speak.

"What's wrong? From the sound of your piano, I can tell that you're not in a good mood."

"...Space is closed. Home is gone." The girl did not express any doubt or surprise at the voice in her mind, but started a conversation directly with the air.