Does gravity make me stronger?

"Hachiman, I like you..."

"Drip!"

Just as the distance between the two was about to become negative, a crisp message notification broke the silence of the classroom.

Xiangzi suddenly raised his head and turned his whole body away.

Hachiman, who was also in a light sleep, was quickly awakened by the notification sound and rubbed his eyes groggily.

"I actually fell asleep?"

"Hmm..." Xiangzi nodded in response from behind.

"Toyokawa-kun, why is your face so red?"

Hachiman stared blankly at Shoko behind the chair; only her profile was visible, and even her ears were bright red.

"It's okay, take a look at your phone first."

"Oh."

Hachiman unlocked the screen and saw the caller's name displayed on the phone—Nagasaki Motoyo.

Chapter 128, Number 126: The Number One Leader of the Lamp

When Hachiman saw the name, his first thought was that Nagasaki Motoyo had finally changed her mind, had a change of heart, and was willing to reconcile with the band.

But as it turns out, he was too optimistic, or perhaps he underestimated the girl's self-esteem.

The phone rang only a few times before hanging up just as he was about to press the answer button. When Hachiman called back, the call was rejected again.

Tch, when did this woman learn to feint?

"Was that Su Shi calling?"

Xiangzi held his breath and stared intently at Hachiman.

"Yeah, but I hung up before I could, and no one answered when I called back." Hachiman grumbled a few words and then stood up from his seat.

"Let's go, the performance is about to start, I have to hurry over."

"Oh."

Xiangzi looked unhappy, perhaps because he had fallen asleep and hadn't given positive feedback, so he even went out of his way to flatter him a few times.

"Um, Toyokawa-kun, thank you for the massage, it was very comfortable."

"Ah."

"I feel refreshed now."

"it is good."

You're not giving me face, are you?

Then I won't lick it anymore!

Hachiman didn't rush to comfort Shoko; after all, why she was unhappy remained a mystery.

The two chatted idly for a while, and soon arrived at Fanxing.

"Good afternoon, Hachiman Hikigaya..."

Goto Ichiri greeted them enthusiastically, but the next second, he saw Shoko behind Hachiman.

Xiangzi gives the impression of being a very elegant and beautiful woman, the kind of woman who is so captivating that you can't take your eyes off her.

Despite wearing seemingly inexpensive clothes, she exudes an aristocratic air. Is she the Toyokawa Shoko that Hikigaya mentioned?

Compared to her, a country bumpkin like me has absolutely no chance.

Goto Ichiri swallowed hard and lowered his head in self-consciousness.

"good afternoon."

Hachiman walked towards her and asked, "Have Akari and the others arrived yet?"

"Touka-chan is already in the lounge. Um, Hachiman-san, is this Toyokawa-san behind her?"

"Greetings."

Xiangzi greeted them in a friendly manner, his impeccable appearance leaving no room for suspicion.

Hehe, what a sweet smile.

She's smiling at me.

Lost in the beauty of the girl's cheerful smile, Goto Ichiri became somewhat oblivious.

Meanwhile, Hachiman frowned in confusion.

Xiangzi, is this how you usually greet others?

How come she looks exactly like those rich women with that bastardly aura from the Moon Forest?

Ignoring Shoko's unusual reaction for the moment, Hachiman led her to an area with a good view and said calmly, "After that, I'll trouble Toyokawa-san to wait patiently. When Nagasaki-san appears or Akari and the others finish their performance, you can leave."

"Okay." Xiangzi nodded, then added, "Then, Hikigaya-kun, I wish you all the best."

"Hopefully."

...

Time quickly passed to the eve of the performance.

At the ticket counter, Yamada Ryo was openly lost in thought, because no customers had come to buy tickets yet.

Seeing the desolate scene, she was curious about how Ichika Hoshika usually managed to keep the LiveHouse running with such a small number of customers. Could she have developed some other business behind the scenes?

Such a great secret to wealth, why not reveal a little bit about it?

I want to earn money too.

While Yamada Ryo was lost in thought, the first group of guests finally pushed open the door and entered.

"Excuse me, is this the Starlight Performance Hall?"

"Yes."

Hearing the question at the door, Yamada Ryo looked up, a flicker of emotion crossing his otherwise listless expression.

The all-black dress is adorned with red bows and a white collar. Such an easily recognizable school uniform could only belong to Shuchiin High School.

While frequenting other livehouses, Yamada Ryo had met students from these prestigious schools.

At first, she was a little curious and wanted to see how good the students at the so-called No. 1 High School in Japan were at art papermaking. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them did not have a rock and roll spirit.

Of course, there are many exceptions.

But those guys were hard to please, their pursuit of a perfect performance bordered on nitpicking, and even she couldn't be completely sure she could satisfy them.

Therefore, Yamada Ryo felt both anticipation and a headache regarding the arrival of this group of people.

How about we talk to Hachiman Hikigaya and ask him if I can play another round if the bassist doesn't show up?

My hands are so itchy!

"wrong!"

Yamada Ryoko's body trembled as she suddenly realized a serious problem.

How did the noble lord of Shuchiin come to know about these mere stars?

Could it be that the store manager and the principal of Xiuzhi High School are having some kind of secret deal?

s—

"The store manager really went all out to pay our salaries."

While feigning tears, Yamada Ryo sold tickets to customers.

"Roar!"

Hongxia immediately delivered a chop to the neck: "You can't talk nonsense in front of the guests!"

"sorry..."

When she returned to the stage, Hongxia suddenly realized that the number of visitors today was several times greater than usual, and she wondered which band had attracted such a large audience.

At this time.

"Excuse me...?"

Seeing that Hongxia was a waitress in the store, a girl wearing a Xiuzhi School uniform walked up to her and politely asked.

Is there a problem?

"Which performance is singer Gao Songdeng doing?"

"Huh, Deng-chan?"

Hongxia was initially a little surprised, but she quickly realized that the other person might be a fan of Akari, so she quickly introduced, "Akari-chan will be there at the beginning."

"Great."

The girl smiled sweetly and relayed Hongxia's words to her best friend.

"Excuse me, are you fans of Deng Jiang?"

"Oh, no."

Hongxia scratched her head in confusion, "Then why did you specifically come to find Deng-chan?"

The people present exchanged a knowing glance and smiled knowingly.

"It was organized by Shinomiya-kun. She said there's a great band here, and the lead singer is Takamatsu Akari."

"Hey, I heard that Shinomiya is going to run for student council president. I don't think anyone in our grade can beat her."

"Of course."

They started by talking about the band, but after a few sentences, the conversation drifted to other topics. It seems that these people don't really care who Gao Songdeng is.

Well, haters are fans too, at least they paid to come see the live show.

"That Shinomiya-kun..."

After the students from Shuchiin left, Hongxia remained silently in place, still not understanding what had happened.

However, the repeated appearances of the person they were talking about, Shinomiya-kun, caught her attention.

However, a simple guess is that the student named Shinomiya probably saw Takamatsu Akari's performance before and then recommended it to his friends.

So it seems that Dengjiang has hooked up with the big fan?

I'm so envious! When will this band finally have a top fan like that?

---Cut line---

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Chapter 129, Section 127: Make way, the young lady has arrived!

Xie Liang patted Hong Xia on the shoulder, looked around to make sure no one was around, then made the Mane gesture in a roguish way and said in a low voice.

“Hongxia, if you’re interested, I can introduce you to a rich guy. Just don’t forget about me after it’s done.”

"You'd better shut up."

With a snap, Hongxia delivered a "Friendship-Breaking Punch," sending Yamada Ryo flying backward.

"Waaah, Hongxia bullied me—"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Yamada Ryo covered her flushed cheeks and fled back to the rehearsal room.

"I feel like Liang has been getting increasingly unserious lately..."

Being in a band is tough, Hongxia sighs.

As time went on, more and more guests arrived, the vast majority of whom were students from Shuchiin University.

These high-achieving students got along well with each other, but their conversations were very monotonous, consisting of nothing more than three things: grades, grades, and more grades.

"Hey, I heard you're about to get a recommendation from the University of Tokyo?"

"Where did you hear that? You're only in the first year of high school, what kind of recommendations are you making? Let's talk about it in the second year."