Girls' Wishing Tree

"Huh - your live streaming style makes me tired." Ying saw Miao Meng turn off the live broadcast and put down the selfie stick, and breathed a sigh of relief.

A trace of imperceptible fatigue flashed across Miao Meng's eyes, and she immediately retreated to a social distance that wouldn't make Ying feel overly close. "That's how it is with anchors. Girls have a very short window of opportunity to become famous. I don't want to become an old lady before I even become famous."

Ying leaned against her own tree trunk and chatted with Miao Meng about the makeshift band. "The core of this makeshift band is a very good friend of mine. She's an excellent violinist and really wants to participate in this Sakura Festival, so I agreed to prepare a makeshift band for her."

"Can you tell me who she is?" There was a gossipy gleam in Miao Meng's eyes.

"She is not in Japan for personal reasons." Ying didn't want Miao Meng to hype up Miyazono Kaoru, so she hid her identity and told Miao Meng directly that she was abroad. Miao Meng had no way to keep asking.

"Eh? How are we supposed to rehearse with this?"

"I'll be filling in for her on violin. When she needs me to play an instrument with her, I'll use my violin for the recording." At this point, Sakura stopped talking about the band's rehearsals and instead discussed the selection of the bassist: "For the bass, if possible, I'll ask Hiroi Kikuri to help. Once we have the full cast, I'll send the sheet music to everyone."

Miao Meng nodded. "Is it Hiroi from SICKHACK? She's a well-known musician with a huge fan base! It would be great to be able to collaborate with her!"

"I haven't asked yet, so I'm not sure if she'll be willing to come. Of course, if she doesn't come, I'll find a bassist who's above my level."

"Okay." Miao Meng glanced towards the training room. "It's been a while since you took me to a Chinese live broadcast. Can you do it for a while today?"

It has been a while since Ying and Miao Meng did a live broadcast in Chinese. Ying herself would do a two-hour live broadcast in Chinese every few days to consolidate her fan base, but Miao Meng basically couldn't speak Chinese, so she had to interact with her and act as a translator at the same time. Plus, Ying was quite busy during this period, so she didn't invite Miao Meng to the live broadcast.

She didn't expect that Miao Meng would take the initiative to bring up this matter.

"Okay, what are you going to broadcast, Miao Meng? Playing games? Or singing and chatting?" Ying pointed at the bare trunk of the cherry blossom tree. "At this time of year, Yin Er Leng Shan*陾0（四）８ can't broadcast the cherry blossoms live."

She did have a skill of "off-season cherry blossoms", which could make a small number of cherry blossoms bloom, but she was afraid of attracting botanists, and then she would have no peace.

"Uh...how about live streaming the makeup imitation?" Miao Meng offered her suggestion.

"I don't have any makeup here."

"Huh?" Miao Meng seemed to have heard something terrible: "No way? Ying doesn't have any makeup? That's too scary!"

"I really didn't." Ying spread her hands.

She wasn't a girl in her previous life, and having spent ten years as a cherry blossom tree in this life, she had no experience using cosmetics. As for gaining the human form of a tree demon...

She has such a good foundation that she looks super cute even without makeup.

Miao Meng looked puzzled. "Why don't we show you how to buy cosmetics live? Even if it's only a few hundred yen, there are a lot of useful little things!"

Ying had no choice but to explain, "When I'm going on stage, it's the LiveHouse makeup artist who does my makeup. For everyday use...makeup is used to cover up blemishes, right? Right now I'm completely bare-faced. Can you see if there's anything I need to cover up?"

"No!" Miao Meng grabbed Ying's hand: "Makeup is a magic that can multiply a girl's cuteness! Sakura is already so cute, how can she be without makeup?"

"I have some." Ying counted on her fingers. "Qiansheng gave me a lipstick, I bought a hand cream, and I also won an eyeshadow palette in a lottery at the convenience store. Oh, and I also have a few unopened makeup eggs that I bought to use for lemon oil on guitar fretboards—"

Miao Meng pulled Ying outside and said, "Let me do a live broadcast today. If I take Ying to buy cosmetics, there will definitely be a lot of people watching. I'll pay for the cosmetics. How about that?"

"No... no need. I'll pay for it myself, just buy a few things, and think of it as me accompanying you on a live broadcast." Ying didn't really want to buy cosmetics, but Miao Meng insisted so much, so she just thought of it as accompanying a friend on a trip.

Hearing Ying agree, Miao Meng quickly took out her phone, and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably: "Xiaoying, I'll change the name of the live broadcast room and start the live broadcast when we get to the shopping street."

"Let's take Sayu with us. She doesn't seem to have any cosmetics. I'll go get her." Sakura suddenly thought that she could take Sayu with her as well. This way she wouldn't have to deal with Meow Meng alone, and she could also buy some cosmetics for Sayu who really needed it.

Chapter 111 Spring, Cherry Blossoms and Crychic: 13, Water Spray Rainbow

Ying, who was dragged by Miao Meng to go shopping, suddenly realized that she still seemed unable to really get along with the girls.

Evidence...

Her mood was completely different from the two people around her.

Both Meow Meng and Sayu appeared to be very happy, but Sakura had a gloomy face, like a fat cat whose cat food had been confiscated.

However, her performance was praised as "cute" by the audience in Miaomeng's live broadcast room.

"To see the color of a lipstick, don't look at the color on the packaging or the actual color of the lipstick itself. If the store has samples, apply it on your arm and see how it looks." Miao Meng took the sample the clerk gave her and drew three lines on the back of Ying's hand. "Ying, do you think you can tell which one looks best?"

"This... pink?" Ying looked at the back of her hand and felt that one color was too dark, another red had a hint of purple in it, and only the pink looked pleasing to the eye.

"If it's Sakura, she should be able to pull off this pink, but for most people, it's considered a deadly pink!" Miao Meng waved her hands. "For lips, this red looks more energetic, and a touch of purple would be more seductive. If you want to wear pink, not only should your skin be fair, but the overall makeup should also have a sense of fantasy..."

"...Oh." After listening to Miao Meng's long list, Ying gave up struggling: "Miao Meng, just tell me which one to choose."

Miao Meng knocked Ying's head: "How can you be so casual! Ying is such a cute child, shouldn't she learn to take care of her face?"

Sakura turned her head away feeling a little guilty. "Sayu, you and Meowmu can help me pick out a few pieces. You can also buy some for yourself. I'll pay for them."

Before Sayu could agree, Meowmeng grabbed Sakura's wrist and said, "We'll have to consider your conditions!"

Takagi Sakura did not turn her gaze back to Meow Meng - her eyes met with an unfamiliar girl with a dialog box next to her head.

She was obviously more interested in the talented girl than these cosmetics that she couldn't understand at all.

The girl had long hair parted in the middle, which was not a very popular hairstyle among female middle school students. Her brown hair was slightly curly and her eyes were evasive, but she clearly had an ignorant expectation for Miao Meng and others in the live broadcast.

And…she’s really big.

In a "rabbit valley" like Tokyo, it is definitely considered a "gift".

It's the kind of level that can debut as a swimsuit model.

"Meow Meng." Ying suddenly turned around. "Why don't we interview passersby and ask what suits me? The girl over there... is so cute."

"Okay!" For Miao Meng, as long as Ying is willing to interact, it will be enough for the show.

A young woman who was also shopping for cosmetics froze, seemingly unprepared for the conversation to turn to her. Blushing, she stood there, dazed, waiting for Miao Meng and the other two to approach her.

"Hello! I'm the anchor Miao Meng! Miss, could you help my friend choose some cosmetics?"

The girl shrank back a little, but quickly gathered her courage: "Is it... the miko from the music shrine?"

"Yes! They are both shrine maidens of Sakura Shrine!" When Miao Meng saw that the other party knew Sakura, he got more shots.

"Everyone in Tsuki no Mori says the shrine is very effective, but I haven't been there yet..." The girl lowered her head as she spoke, then suddenly raised it. "Ah! Speaking of makeup... Sakura is already very cute, let me see if there's anything else that needs some minor adjustments... If she wants to be photogenic, she needs to choose some eyeshadow."

Miao Meng knew that the popularity of her livestream actually came from Ying. To encourage Ying to interact more, she immediately seized on the girl's words and asked, "Moon Forest? Is that the legendary school for young ladies?"

"It's not really a school for young ladies. It's just that the admission criteria include an examination of family status, and only those from well-off families can be admitted." The girl answered shyly.

"Oh! I see! Sakura, what do you think about the girls from well-off families saying that shrines are effective?"

"Um... well..." Ying scratched her head. "Making a wish is about praying sincerely. The power of the gods only strengthens our faith. We still have to trust in science and not assume that everything we say to the gods will come true. Of course, telling the gods might improve our luck!"

Meow Dream pretended to be surprised: "Hmm? Even the shrine's main shrine maiden thinks so?"

"What I'm saying is that the gods aren't omnipotent. The fulfillment of your wishes depends more on your own persistence and hard work. You can't just go to a shrine and pray and then wait for your dreams to come true. Take singing, for example. If you don't take vocal lessons, don't learn music, and don't practice sight-singing and ear-training, and simply go to a shrine and make a wish and drop a few coins into the treasury, you won't improve your voice."

Before Miao Meng could answer, the girl with the middle-parted hair suddenly spoke up, "Miko, what if it's... a more vague request? Like, maybe hoping to see a rainbow or something..."

"If you want to see a rainbow, you can use a sprayer and spray water mist towards the sunlight. This is a little trick of the witch." Sakura winked at the girl after saying this.

This answer was, naturally, perfunctory. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of optics would know this had nothing to do with the gods. However, Sakura wasn't offering this answer to the girl in front of her simply to be perfunctory—she could tell she wasn't asking about rainbows, but rather about complex matters like interpersonal relationships.

Even if Ying were to explain this kind of question, it would easily make a middle school girl "break down". And now Miao Meng is still broadcasting live, turning passers-by into material for video websites, which is absolutely inappropriate behavior.

Therefore, it is best to just get by with it for now.

Fortunately, the girl only glanced at the three of them skeptically, then stepped back and bowed slightly to Sakura. "Thank you for the tip. This eyeshadow palette has very practical colors, with both matte and pearlescent finishes, and it doesn't fade easily. It's great for applying a base to the upper eyelids and deepening the corners of the eyes. I recommend this to Miss Wuling."

After saying that, without waiting for Sakura to respond, the girl turned and left the beauty store.

"What she recommended is indeed good, but it's a bit expensive, more than 5000 yen." Miao Meng reminded.

"I'll buy it." Sakura put the eyeshadow palette into the shopping cart. Sakura, who already had a stable income from live broadcasts and song copyrights, no longer lacked this little money. What she lacked was the tens of millions of yen to renovate the shrine.

Two hours later.

On the balcony of a high-rise building, a girl with middle-parted hair held a mouthful of water in her mouth, looking like a little pufferfish wearing a wig.

She widened her eyes and tightened her lips slightly: "Puff——"

As a mist came out of her mouth, she faced the sun and saw a rainbow.

The girl's hand holding the water cup slowly dropped, and she lowered her head as if thinking about something. When she raised her head again, her eyes became much firmer, as if she had made some kind of decision.

Chapter 112 Spring, Cherry Blossoms and Crychic:14, New Year's Wishes

Sakura became busy - not because Miao Meng attracted a large number of fans with the beauty program she filmed, nor because the temporary band formed for the Sakura Festival started rehearsing, but... the middle school started to have holidays, and the shrine became a very popular place for JKs.

There is no winter vacation in Japan. There is only a "winter break" lasting about 10 days for students to celebrate the New Year.

At this time, many shrines would hold New Year's Eve events to pray for the new year, but Sakura did not join in the fun. She just hung up some cloth banners for New Year's blessings and tidied up the ema frame a little.

For her, there is no need to "roll" in this track. Whether it is New Year's Live or New Year's shrine prayer, it is a field of rolling into a thousand layers of cakes.

But even so, there are still many female middle school students who like the atmosphere of Sakura Shrine and go to the shrine to celebrate the New Year.

For the first time, Sakura felt that it was necessary to hire three staff members - Zhi, Rupa and Sayu had been working almost non-stop for two days, and Sakura, wearing her professional shrine maiden costume, had almost become a photo prop for the girls in yukata and kimonos.

"Take a photo with the cherry blossom shrine maiden under the cherry blossom tree, and everything will go well in the coming year." It was Takamatsu Deng who told Sakura the reason why so many people asked her to take photos.

"The lights will be fine. Remember to come and see the show during the Sakura Festival." Sakura didn't know who spread the rumor, so she had to change the topic to the Sakura Festival.

"Sakura Matsuri and Riki will be here together."

"Lixi...are you okay?" Thinking of Lixi's situation last time, Ying asked about her situation somewhat awkwardly.

"I went on vacation with my family - by the way, this is for Sakura." Deng took out a stone.

Ying immediately recognized the uniqueness of this stone: it was just an ordinary pebble, but the traces of moss on it resembled the shape of a cherry blossom petal.

"Thank you, the light is thoughtful." Ying put the stone away: "I will put it in an acrylic box and keep it as a decoration."

"Yeah!" Deng nodded happily.

"Wait - this is for you." Ying took out a kazoo that Reimu had first released. It was a gift for Deng when she bought him a pipa. It was just the right gift for Deng.

"this is……"

"You can use it as a little musical toy. Just search online, it's very easy to use."

Deng wanted to ask something, but Ying was already surrounded by two girls who looked very sunny and wanted to take pictures. One of the girls had pink hair and looked like a little sun.

"President Chihaya, you really know the music priestess! How amazing!" Several students following the girl shouted.

"Please take a picture of me and Sakurara!" The pink-haired girl hugged Sakura: "We both have pink hair, please don't make the photo too bright!"

Chihaya Aine hadn't been to the shrine for a long time, and if Sakura hadn't remembered the embarrassing incident of her tuning her guitar incorrectly, she would have almost forgotten about her.

I didn't expect that she would bring several students with her during the New Year's Eve, but this kind of "prayer" seems a bit like "showing off" no matter how you look at it.

"Is Aine still playing the guitar?" Sakura casually found a topic to talk to Aine, just to save her face.

"Ah... I am playing it! I've been quite busy lately. I went to London with my dad to apply for schools. I'm planning to study abroad in high school." Aine felt guilty for a moment, but she quickly adjusted herself and changed the subject away from the guitar.

"Is Aine graduating in the spring?" Sakura asked.

Chihaya Aine crossed her arms and said, "No, there's still one year of junior high school courses. I just applied in advance. After all, it's a very popular international school!"

"President Chihaya, you're so awesome! You're going to study outside of Japan!" One girl's eyes widened.

And Aine obviously enjoyed this kind of "admiration". If she had a tail, it would be raised to the sky.

Sakura exchanged a few pleasantries with her and then excused herself to go to the restroom to go somewhere quieter. The system had given Aine the idea of ​​playing in a band. What kind of band would she join then?

If you don’t practice guitar now, you won’t be able to get the position of lead guitarist in the future - girl, all the laziness you show now may cost you in the future.

Sakura wandered around in the grove for a while and came out from the ema stand. The girls she knew had already left, so she had the chance to take a look at the newly hung ema.

Hanging on the shelves were a number of recently created ema, most of them in the handwriting of girls. Perhaps because she, a shrine maiden, presided over the shrine, the girls felt a sense of familiarity, and the majority of those who came to pray were young women.

[I hope to do better next year and get directly into Hanegaoka High School.]

[I want more money to buy a bass.]

[It would be nice to get a first-row ticket for Roselia.]

……

Most of the wishes were pretty normal, and some even had cute designs on them. However, there were also some that were a bit strange.

For example, there is an ema with a stick figure penguin on it and the words "I want to be human", and there is another ema with only two donuts on it.

"Miss Miko..." A girl's voice sounded behind him.

Ying turned around and found that she was a familiar face - she had seen this girl in a beauty store when Miao Meng took her out a few days ago.

Sakura was quite impressed by her because of the size of a certain part of her body, her unconventional hairstyle, and the dialog box.

"Hello, are you here to pray?" Sakura put on a business smile.

Most of the girls came in groups or with their families, but she appeared at the shrine alone.

"Yes... yes. I bought some ema at the store downstairs." The girl took out two pieces of ema with written on them and prepared to hang them on the shelf.

Few people would hang two ema, so Sakura looked carefully at the contents of the ema.