What?! My anime figurines have all come true!

"Could you ask the staff if they have a guitar, bass, or drum set? We can go up and perform a song. It's so awkward having Kita chatting with the host the whole time!"

Hearing Ichiji Nijika's words, Chen Xiao was somewhat surprised and whispered in her ear, "..."

"Hongxia, are you planning to have the End Band make their official debut here...?"

He thought that Ichika and the others would lay the groundwork for a while longer, and wait until their family had money before announcing the end of the band.

"Yes, yes..."

Feeling the warm breath and voice in her ear, Ichiji Nijika's body trembled at first, then she lowered her head and turned it to the side, answering softly.

Upon closer inspection, a blush had crept onto her cheeks and the tips of her ears, making her look incredibly adorable.

"Okay, I'll go ask."

Chen Xiao's lips curled up slightly, then he turned and walked towards the staff member not far away.

At this moment, Goto Ichiri, who had been sitting in the corner, finally realized what was happening.

"Huh? Should I go on stage?"

When Goto Ichiri said this, his expression was just like a certain meme that Chen Xiao had seen before he time-traveled.

—Am I going to die too?

"Of course! Pochi-chan!"

Nijika Ichi, having recovered slightly, nodded.

"Pochi, this is our first concert in this world, so you have to do your best!"

Yamada Ryo, unusually, encouraged Goto Ichiri.

"Oysters! Oysters! Oysters! Oysters!!!!"

Looking at the huge crowd below the stage, Goto Ichiri's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, shaking wildly as if she had activated S.A.W.S.A.

"Poch-chan!"

…………

On stage at this moment, the host and Kita Ikuyo chatted to fill the gap between performances. Luckily, Kita Ikuyo herself is super attractive, with high looks and cuteness.

Even without singing performances, the audience won't feel bored or annoyed.

"Miss Kita Ikuyo is so cute~"

"Hehe~ Thanks for the compliment."

Although she was all smiles on the surface, Kita Ikuyo was almost speechless and was extremely anxious inside.

Fortunately, the backstage staff came up to the stage one after another, bringing up a drum set and connecting all the cables for the performance.

Then came Ijichi Nikka and Yamada Ryo.

Oh, and there's also Boqi-chan, who kept her head down the whole time, not daring to look at the audience below.

"Ijichi-senpai!"

Kita Ikuyo was overjoyed to see the visitor.

However, she forgot that she was holding a microphone, so her voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Wow... how generous the organizers are this time? They invited so many cute and pretty young ladies."

"Yes, yes... each has its own unique characteristics!"

"How come I've never seen this before?"

"They must be newcomers... And what about the other two who are holding guitars?"

"Three guitars?"

Ryo Yamada: It's bass!

Just as the audience below the stage were whispering among themselves, Ichi Nijika, who had come up on stage, handed a guitar to Kita Ikuyo and nodded to her.

"I know! It's right here!"

Kita Ikuyo immediately understood.

"Dear audience members, although this round of the program has been changed due to a malfunction in the playback equipment, we are fortunate to have the band members who finished the performance come up on stage to play."

At this moment, the host received a prompt from the staff through his earpiece and explained to the audience with a smile.

End of the band?

I've never heard of that name before.

Even the most seasoned otaku in the audience looked completely bewildered.

"Everyone, let me introduce myself again. I am... the guitarist and lead vocalist of the End Band—Ikuyo Kita!"

Once she was in the zone, Kita Ikuyo winked at the audience.

"I'm Nijika Ijichi, the drummer for the End Band! Nice to meet you all~!"

Ichi Nijika bowed very solemnly, then sat down in the drum set seat.

"I am Yamada Ryo, the bassist of the End Band. Nice to meet you."

Yamada Ryo said calmly.

Someone: Huh? Isn't that a guitar in her hand?

"Ah... guitarist... Goto Ichiri, nice to meet you."

In the end, Goto Ichiri tried very hard to suppress her trembling voice and never dared to look up.

And so...

The band has finished their performance, and now they're taking the stage in style!

Chapter Thirty: Guitar, Loneliness, and the Blue Planet

If this were a mindless, feel-good novel, the audience would likely erupt in cheers at this point when the band finished their self-introductions.

However, in reality, there was not a sound from the audience.

That's true, not everyone will mindlessly cheer when they see a pretty girl on stage.

The pragmatism of the Chinese audience is evident at this moment.

If you don't have real skills, don't go on stage to perform!

It wasn't as good as the chat between Kita Ikuyo and the host earlier.

"Oh no... Is it because my self-introduction was too bad?"

The silence below the stage felt like a mountain, pressing down on Goto Ichiri so much that he could hardly breathe.

Others were also concerned about Goto Ichiri's condition, so they did not immediately announce the name of the piece they were playing.

But this also exacerbates the pressure of the silence.

"Xiao had high hopes for me... but I messed it all up..."

As mentioned before, the bands in this world are still in their early stages, and only a specific group of people are playing them.

Therefore, the organizers of the comic convention cannot provide musical instruments.

Fortunately, the scale of this comic convention was large enough, and there were also some music groups performing, so Chen Xiao was able to borrow their performance space.

The band members, curious about who was going to perform on stage, also came down to the stage and found Chen Xiao, who had borrowed their instruments.

"These are the girls who want to use our instruments?"

The long-haired man leading the band was dressed in the classic guitarist style. If smoking wasn't prohibited at the venue, he would probably have a cigarette in his mouth, which would make him even more iconic.

"Yes."

Chen Xiao nodded with great pride.

"Captain, that blonde girl looks so skinny, do you think she can even play the drums properly?"

The fat drummer standing nearby saw that it was Ichiji Nijika playing the drums and felt it was utterly absurd.

"Just you wait and see."

Chen Xiao shook his head, offering no further explanation.

The members of the long-haired male band looked at each other in surprise, and couldn't help but wonder what level this band of four beautiful girls could achieve.

"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over..."

At that moment, Goto Ichiri on the stage vaguely saw Chen Xiao in the crowd below the stage.

I thought I would see a look of disappointment in his eyes.

However, what Goto Ichiri saw was Chen Xiao giving her a thumbs-up in encouragement, and mouthing the words, "You guys are the best!"

"Ah Xiao, he's watching me from below the stage right now... I can't! I absolutely can't let him down here! That kind of thing... absolutely not!!!"

Om-!

Goto Ichiri's expression suddenly changed, and the guitar in his hand suddenly emitted a piercing buzzing sound, instantly tearing apart the silence that enveloped the entire stage!

What followed was an almost virtuosic and exhilarating guitar solo that relentlessly impacted the minds and bodies of everyone present.

Audience: --?!

Long-haired man: Holy crap!

At this moment, the long-haired man felt his scalp tingle and goosebumps all over his body.

Is this something a girl could play?!

"Great... Kita, we can begin."

Seeing this, Ichiji Nijika breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression immediately changed from worry to joy.

"Alright! Now, please enjoy... our final original piece from the band—Guitar and Loneliness and the Blue Planet!"

Kita Ikuyo nodded and then introduced herself to the audience.

'Isn't this song sung in Japanese?'

Chen Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this.

In this world, Japanese is only a dialect spoken in the Yingzhou province, and only a small number of people can speak it.

There isn't even a single decent song!

All of their combined popularity doesn't even compare to a single song randomly picked from his hometown, Fujian province.

If you sang this out loud, nobody would understand it!

Fortunately, the next moment, Kita Ikuyo, who had adjusted her cute girlish voice to a strong and energetic one, spoke not in the Yingzhou dialect, but in authentic Mandarin!

The sudden evening rain made me realize I'd had enough of not having an umbrella...

What does the sky's mood have to do with me?

What clothes should you wear when the seasons change?

Where have spring and autumn gone?

[The pressures of the information age are suffocating!]

[Where am I, caught in this dizzying spiral?]

[There were so many! So many breaths!]

Strangely, the world remained completely silent...

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"That little girl's voice... it's changed so much?!"

"Wow! This is absolutely amazing! It's heavenly music!"

"This! This is truly an unexpected delight!"

"They're not like ordinary bands anymore..."