Girls' Wishing Tree

"Host, have you finally figured it out? Only the system can help you become a senior tree demon! Don't believe what others say about tree demon cultivation!"

"Behave yourself, or I'll block you again." Sakura whispered to the toilet cubicle door, "Are you asking me to collect the girls' wishes? What's your purpose?"

"The system is helping the host to happily become the most powerful tree demon!"

Ying held the amulet close to her chest and said, "Stop talking nonsense. If you don't have your own goals, you won't be suppressed by this amulet!"

This is what the Sakura Fraud System said.

Until now, she only knew that this amulet was provided by Guo Yu's master, and had no idea what the amulet's actual function was.

The noisy system immediately stopped, only to throw out a sentence in a dejected tone: "The system has absolutely no ill will towards the host."

"But the option you're offering me is to let me shoulder the burden of these girls' lives, right?" Takagi Sakura said, her voice slightly louder. "If this continues, every girl I come into contact with will end up on the path that's been planned for them, right?"

"The system is indeed just a simulation, and it doesn't intentionally distort the girls' futures. It provides options in order to gain more power. Please trust the system, it has no ill intentions. The live performance of the band composed of Kawahara Momoka, Iseriri Jinna, Ebizuka Satoshi, Rupa, and Meowmu was a success, right? The system will settle the account with the host in a moment—"

Gao Muying hung the amulet back directly. After leaving the system, she really didn't know how to increase her strength for the time being, but now that she had another channel, she had room to bargain with the system.

Sakura walked out of the bathroom and returned to the backstage with a smile on her face.

At this time, Momoka and the others took their second break, and Kikuri took the stage with SICKHACK.

Renai was a little tired from singing, so she leaned back in a chair to rest with a sip of honey water in her mouth. Zhi and Rupa were discussing the next performance, and only Miaomeng was standing alone in the corner.

Ying walked over to Miao Meng and said, "You two seem to be getting along better today than before. What you said to me before... have your thoughts changed?"

Miao Meng smiled: "Ying, there is no change."

Sakura's mind went through a lot of information, she pursed her lips and nodded: "I understand."

Miao Meng winked at Ying and made the hand gestures she often used during live broadcasts: "This band has taught me a lot. I will never forget rock and roll."

Ying didn't answer Miao Meng, but walked to Tao Xiang, put her hand close to her ear, and whispered something in her ear. Hearing Ying's words, Tao Xiang first glanced at Miao Meng in surprise, then smiled helplessly: "Ying, I understand, this is indeed... not bad."

When SICKHACK's song reached the chorus, Kikuri really followed Sakura's request and tried her best not to express the decadent part, but to sing a relatively "positive" song.

Chapter 98 Shrines, Festivals, and Monsters: 55. The Wild Drummer Who Invaded the Lounge

"…In the season of white cherry blossoms, in a distant dream, the whispers of the dancing petals are forgotten. (In the season of white cherry blossoms, only a distant dream exists, the whispers of the flying petals are impossible to forget.)"

This song was given by Sakura to Momoka, and Momoka placed it as the encore song.

The song "Yume Yezakura" is not particularly suitable for Nina's vocal conditions, but it is very suitable as the last song of the Live.

After the song was finished, there was prolonged applause from the audience.

Renai bowed deeply, raised her head and said to the microphone, "Thank you! Thank you everyone! Today's performance ends here! Thank you very much! I hope you will continue to support us!"

Momoka also came over. "We will continue our activities in the future and bring you more music! We would also like to thank SICKHACK and Takagi Sakura for their help in this performance! Especially Takagi Sakura, not only did she perform two biwa solos, but she also provided us with two pieces of her own composition!"

Rupa bowed and waved to the audience. Zhiya walked from behind the keyboard to the front of the stage. Only Miao Meng was still sitting on the drum stool.

She lowered her head and turned slightly to the side, with her hands hanging naturally facing the audience, the drumstick trembling slightly in her hand, and the other hand supporting her thigh.

Rencai turned around and said to Miaomeng, "Let's say hello to the audience together?"

"I'm sorry." Miao Meng stood up and apologized to the band members in a voice that could not be heard on the stage but in the audience.

Hearing this, Nina wanted to go over and ask what was going on, but Momoka held her back.

Miao Meng slowly walked to the front of the stage and glanced at his teammates with an apologetic look. "Everyone, good evening, meow meow! I'm very happy to work with this band! My drummer support work has ended for now. Commercial bands in need of drummers are welcome to contact my business email! Thank you everyone, meow!"

The audience fell silent instantly.

Generally speaking, if a band has invited support musicians, they will announce it at the beginning of the performance. It seems very strange that a new band only announces that the drummer is a support musician at the end.

Momoka quickly pulled Renai and Rupa to bow to the stage again: "The performance is over, that's it, thank you everyone!"

When the few people returned backstage, the audience could tell that something was wrong.

Miao Meng was the relatively relaxed one. Renai quickened her pace angrily. Taoxiang followed behind Renai, while Zhi stood on the stage in a daze. It was Rupa who dragged her back to the lounge.

Miao Meng was sorting her personal belongings in the lounge. Zhi walked slowly into the lounge and suddenly shouted at Miao Meng, "Why?"

Miao Meng paused as she sorted her belongings. "There's no need to force this band together. Zhi wants a band that's musically competent, right? I can't make a L/I*NG~梦-首^ post, so I'm leaving before I hurt Zhi. I wish you all the best in forming a team. From now on, you just need to find a backup drummer to continue your activities, right? If you can't find one, I can still support you for one or two more shows."

Nina also yelled, "Didn't everyone get together to play in a band? Why are you quitting all of a sudden?"

"Yes, we're all together to play in a band, but you can't give me what I want, and I can't give you what you want. There's no need to torture each other."

"How could you do this!" Rencai rushed over and grabbed Miaomeng's collar: "We all formed a band together, and you're not moved at all?"

"What I want is a band that can continuously generate buzz. I suggested we piggyback on other bands for publicity, but you rejected it. I wanted to be named ROS, but you didn't agree. I said I wanted to promote myself as a guest, but you still refused. Even these hundred-plus tickets were sold mostly by Ying. If I quit now, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for you to find a drummer who fits your philosophy?"

Rencai let go of Meow Meng and slumped down on the sofa.

Sakura pushed open the door to the lounge, glanced at the room, and realized what was happening.

In the quiet lounge, Miao Meng picked up her personal belongings, bowed to everyone in the room, and squeezed out from beside Ying.

No one had any intention of pursuing their dream, but the joy of their successful first live performance had already vanished. Ying had originally wanted to treat everyone to a celebratory dinner, but under the current circumstances, it was not appropriate to bring up the matter.

"I'll try to find a suitable drummer for everyone." That was all Sakura could say.

"Not for now." Taoxiang closed her eyes and sighed deeply. "Huh—everyone performed very well today. The band activities are temporarily suspended. Let's all calm down for a while. In a few days, I will talk to everyone about the band separately."

If the system were functional now, it would probably offer some options. Sakura placed her hand on the amulet and, after a moment's thought, decided not to remove it. It was hard to say whether the options offered by the system at this point would be like taking advantage of a situation. It would be more appropriate to communicate with the system once she returned to the shrine and was clear of sight.

Just when everyone was about to go back and calm down, someone else pushed the door and walked in.

She was a girl with twin ponytails and wearing a Starry staff shirt.

"Sorry to bother you all!" As soon as she came in, she bowed to everyone present, her expression visibly nervous.

Everyone in the lounge turned their attention to the girl.

"My name is Ijichi Nijika! I'm... a student! And a drummer! Everyone's performance was really great! Both the singing and the playing were excellent! I heard you guys don't have a drummer yet, so I wanted to apply! We can try working together first!"

No one answered Hongxia.

Sakura pulled out her phone and remembered that she had seen this girl before when they were discussing the band's debut LiveHouse performance. "Ms. Ijichi, this LiveHouse is owned by your sister, right?"

"Xingge is my sister." Hongxia also noticed that the atmosphere here was not right and began to retreat to the door.

"Today is not a good day to talk about the new drummer. Let's add each other and we'll contact you later." Ying pulled Hongxia out of the training room.

"Meow Meng... isn't the support drummer, right?" Hong Xia saw the situation in the lounge and immediately understood the situation of the band.

"Yes, she is an official member, but our musical philosophies are different. Please keep this a secret for us." Sakura Takagi admitted.

Hong Xia nodded: "Of course I won't tell anyone! I'm sorry for causing you any trouble."

"It's not a problem. This band does need a drummer right now, but... they need some time to adjust."

"Well, please feel free to contact me if you need anything!" Hongxia bowed to Ying again and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

-End of Volume 2-

Chapter 99 Spring, Sakura and Crychic: 1. Last Chance

When returning to the shrine, Ying did not take a taxi, but took Guo Yu back by public transportation.

Ying wasn't very excited along the way, and only briefly introduced Guo Yu to the places worth visiting along the way, saying less than ten sentences in total. Since they were taking public transportation, they didn't go directly to the shrine, but had to walk a distance after getting off.

Guo Yu finally couldn't help but talk to Ying at this time: "Ying, those girls who came on stage were all wrapped in a lot of willpower. When you performed, you absorbed the willpower of the audience, so why didn't you absorb theirs as well?"

Ying turned her head and glared at Guo Yu: "I don't know how to absorb the power of willpower at all. Even the method of observing the power of willpower was only told to me by you today."

"I'm going back in a few days. My visa is only valid for half a month." Guo Yu kicked a stone on the roadside. "Can you find a way to let me stay here a little longer? Master asked me to find the evil thing that's haunting you, but I still don't have any clues. Also... I want to try to cultivate through the power of will."

"It's okay, you can come again next time. If you come over in a few months, the living conditions here should be better. We can keep in touch online."

"I won't believe it if I try to help you think of a solution in the next few days--" Guo Yu rolled up his sleeves.

"Forget it. If you really can't find it, you can go back and ask your master. I don't feel any discomfort here for the time being. Don't call me "old lady" all the time." Ying lied about the system problem.

She didn't want Guo Yu to know about the system.

"Alas, if I could have studied with my master for another ten years, I would have found a way. But you have the amulet my master gave you, so it shouldn't be a big problem. If I still can't find a way in the next few days, I'll leave you my peach wood sword. If you encounter any evil spirits, you can use it to resist for a while. Right now, you only have the power of a great tree demon, but you don't know many spells. It's very dangerous if you are targeted by someone."

"Thank you for your reminder. I will pay attention to it. When you go back, see if you can ask your master to teach me some tree demon spells, and also see if he can guide me in the practice of willpower. When I can move in the future, I will definitely come to thank you."

If there were other ways to bypass the system's shining points and absorb willpower, she would feel more at ease regardless of whether she gave up the system or not.

Takagi Sakura picked up her phone and took a look. She had received messages from several friends.

Rupa said she wanted to take two days off, and Zhi was in a low mood, so the two of them suspended their work at the shrine for two days; Momoka expressed her gratitude and said she was comforting Nina and would discuss the band's future in a few days; Hikawa Hina and Maruyama Aya sent a message saying that they saw Meowme say that the support was over and asked Sakura if she needed help.

She replied to the girls' messages one by one. Since Zhi and Rupa had asked for leave, she could let Sayu take over temporarily. As for Momoka's band, she could invite them to have a good talk in a few days. As for her friends' concern, she expressed her gratitude.

Sakura returned to the shrine, went into the room alone and took away the amulet.

System Liulin Siba immediately transmitted Si's voice: "Host, please do not disable the system functions. The system has no ill intentions. Settlement will be processed immediately! Host, please help Taoxiang's band perform their first live performance. You will be rewarded with 1600 Shining Points. Now, you have 6820 Shining Points. Becoming a senior tree demon is just around the corner!"

Ying lay in bed, not anxiously arguing with the system. She communicated with it in a calm but firm voice: "I can have a good talk with you now. I won't block you for the time being. You can also slowly explain the relationship between Shining Points and Aspirations. What can you gain from me? You don't have to answer properly, but whether I will talk to you again depends on your performance."

The system repeated what it had said during the day: "The system has no ill intentions."

"Don't let me down." Ying's voice was cold: "I don't want to hear empty words."

"The system only wants to train the host to become the strongest musician. As long as the host does not block the system, the system can give a discount. The senior tree demon does not want 30,000 shining points, but only 29,000... No, 28,000 is also fine! This is the lowest price!"

Sakura shook her head. "You didn't answer my question. What exactly is the conversion of willpower into shining points? What do you want from me?"

The system paused for a moment, no longer addressing the host as "Host," and its voice softened. "Ying, the system truly has no ill intentions. It simply wishes to train the host to become the strongest musician. The system has spent ten years stabilizing the souls summoned from the other world before absorbing their power. If the system fails again this time, it will dissipate."

"Fail again?" Ying keenly caught the message expressed by the system.

"...The system is the ghost of a producer from the Showa era. Enlightened by the gods, it can be reincarnated as long as it can cultivate a super-famous and powerful idol within three times. The first time, the system attached itself to an idol singer named Junko. She had already made some name for herself, but she died in a plane crash."

"What about the second time?"

"During the Heisei era, the system possessed an idol singer named Ai, who was also on the rise in her career. However, Ai was murdered by extreme fans. So... Sakura is the system's last chance. The system will not harm Sakura."

"Then you can let me bear the responsibility of other people's lives?" Ying said angrily.

"It's really just a normal deduction! After making a choice, the system will only provide slight guidance! Even without guidance, the girls will most likely act according to the choice! Only when the girls and Sakura become entangled can Sakura gain shining points from the girls!"

"How do you use your willpower to convert Shining Points? After the conversion, what do you use the Shining Points you deduct for?"

"The system doesn't have a conversion method. Conversion is part of the underlying system. Ninety percent of the converted Shining Points will be given to Ying. The rest... the system will keep it to exchange for the reincarnation's family background."

"You are not allowed to give me the option of having to bear the burden of a young girl's life. Before proposing an option, you must inform me. If you disagree, I will always wear the amulet to shield you."

"The more you intervene with the girl, the more shining points you will get. If you don't intervene, the shining points you get will be very limited—"

"That's none of your business. If I can't do it, I'll just wear the amulet again. You don't have to tell me today, just think about it yourself." Sakura said and put the amulet under the pillow.

Although some questions remain unclear, such as what exactly happened to Xun, and how the system interferes with the girls' future...

However, the system has already explained a lot of things, so we can observe for a while.

Chapter 100 Spring, Sakura and Crychic: 2. I lied to you

A not very spacious apartment.

In Tokyo, this type of apartment of about 50 square meters is very popular among tenants - it has a complete kitchen and bathroom, and can barely sleep two people, making it perfect for people who come to Tokyo to "chase their dreams."

Now, two girls who play music live in this apartment.

The shorter girl with short hair sat by the window anxiously, fiddling with her slender fingers on both hands.

"Zhi, look, everyone gave good reviews to our band at our last live performance." The taller girl put the phone screen in the shorter girl's sight.

Although Zhi really didn't want to see what was on the screen, she still saw two comments.

This band doesn't feel much worse than RAS, and has a much stronger break than the average girl band.

The music is quite interesting. The new band formed by Momoka has the potential to surpass DiamondDust.

"Rupa, you call this good?" Zhi pushed the phone screen away and turned to stare at his teammates: "Forget it..."

"I should continue working at the shrine tomorrow. I only took two days off." Rupa put her hand on Zhi's shoulder. "It seems that Momoka and we are still working well together. It's just that Meow Meng has withdrawn, right?"

Zhi stopped and grabbed Rupa's hand: "Why... I didn't ask my teammates for anything this time, but the band still disbanded..."

Rupa didn't respond and gently placed her other hand on Zhi's hand.

Before Zhi came to Tokyo, he had a past that could not be called happy.

Her parents divorced, and she went from being the apple of their eye to being superfluous.

Her parents didn't say they wouldn't pay for her high school tuition, but given her academic performance, it would be better for her to enter the music industry earlier than to study for another three years.

After graduating from junior high school, Zhi came to Tokyo and formed a band. However, the band did not last long - Zhi wanted to succeed too much, so he put a lot of pressure on his teammates and made harsh demands on their performance.

And so...her band "exploded".