A band simulator, but all girl-heavy!

However, this fantasy was soon nipped in the bud, because Subaru, who was in the front, stopped, and the people behind him bumped into the back of the former one after another, stopped imagining in confusion, and stopped walking.

"What are you doing, Subaru-chan!"

Rencai asked dissatisfiedly, covering her nose which was a little painful from the collision.

"Shh... I saw someone unexpected."

Subaru turned around and raised his finger at them, then he clung to the railing of the stairs inside the door and took advantage of the sloping wall to peek inside furtively.

Seeing this, Renai and Rupa also came over curiously, lying on the wall in the same posture, looking into the Livehouse.

"Hey, who said, 'We're not here to peep'?"

Xiaozhi frowned and said with some displeasure, reluctantly holding Rupa's arm and looking in the direction they were looking.

What caught the eye was a slightly small hall with a unique rock atmosphere and decoration style. Perhaps because it was evening and the peak traffic period of the Livehouse had not yet arrived, there were not many customers in the store, which made the two people talking in the middle of the hall very conspicuous.

There was a tall and slender woman with long golden hair and a cold and stern expression, and a woman with long silver-gray hair, dressed handsomely and refreshingly, exuding the temperament of a mature professional musician.

The former, whom Nina and Subaru had met before, was the manager of this livehouse, and the latter...

"Didn't Miss Taoxiang say she would rather die than come?!"

Renai's eyes widened, her fur standing on end like an irritated kitten, her expression so dissatisfied that it seemed as if she was about to rush over to confront her.

"Pfft... Why is Taoxiang still using this trick? It's too old-fashioned. Hasn't the tsundere character been out of fashion for a long time?"

Subaru was much happier in comparison. Her face was full of an expression as if she had seen something funny, and she covered her mouth, trying hard to hold back her laughter.

"It's so noisy... Let's listen to what they're saying first."

Xiaozhi glared at them and tilted his head very seriously, as if listening to the conversation between the two.

The design of Livehouse is usually quite special, and because there are not many customers in the store, the conversation between the two people is not difficult to hear and is clearly heard by the people at the door.

"Hmm...but I didn't expect that you, the store manager, would recognize me."

It seemed like Taoxiang was speaking.

"After all, you're in the industry. I paid attention to Diamond Dust when it became a hot topic. Plus, because of some personal preferences, I remember you."

The person who said this was the fierce-looking store manager, who was obviously older than Taoxiang in both temperament and appearance, making Taoxiang, who usually appeared mature and reliable in front of everyone, look like a little girl.

The two chatted briefly about each other's current situation, discussed their views on the current Tokyo music scene, and then slowly got to the point.

"By the way, I wanted to come and see the recently popular band The End. Do they have any performance plans?"

Taoxiang asked casually.

"...Ms. Momoka's only tough mouth!"

Hearing this, Renai lowered her voice and muttered through gritted teeth.

139

Chapter 139 This is a declaration of war!

Sometimes, Momoka couldn't tell whether the world was too wonderful or Japan was too small.

Just by going out for their daily singing, they can meet their super fans. Subaru coincidentally saw the girl who would often appear in their dreams in the future while out shopping. The new lead singer of DiamondDust turned out to be Nina's high school classmate...

Now, it's finally Momoka's turn. She didn't originally want to go see the End Band and the real Aoi. She just accepted the invitation of an old friend to take care of the business of the new musical instrument store. Unexpectedly, the old friend's store was opened in Shimokitazawa.

With the mentality of being here anyway, she walked into the gloomy and unique Livehouse, and happened to chat with the blonde female manager who looked quite indifferent, and the conversation went on to talk about ending the band.

Momoka couldn't help but feel a headache when she thought of her previous conversation with Nina and the others. To be honest, she didn't understand what she was doing. She claimed to be mature and rational, but at the same time, she secretly broke her own ideas.

Fortunately, those children didn't come today. If they hadn't seen it, not only would the others have laughed at it, but that little firecracker Rencai would probably have complained too.

Thinking of this, Momoka couldn't help but recall the angry look of Renai in her mind, which made her laugh. She walked up the stairs slowly and walked out of Starry's underground venue.

At this time, the sky was getting darker and the sun was setting in the west. The thick sunlight poured down on the still bustling streets, as if an orange mist was floating out, echoing in the sunset street scene of Tokyo.

Taoxiang stopped where she was, looking at the sun sinking into the horizon formed by the tall buildings in the distance. It took her a while before she started forward again. However, before she could take a few steps, she was stunned by the appearance of several familiar figures in front of her.

She was really starting to doubt it. It wasn't that Japan was too small, but that the world always liked to develop in a dramatic direction. Just a moment ago, she was worried that her unauthorized trip to Shimokitazawa would cause dissatisfaction among the children in the band, but she ran into them at the door.

Especially the leader, Rencai, her blue eyes were exactly the same as when she was angry. She glared at Taoxiang angrily. Without waiting for her to speak, Taoxiang knew what the first sentence she was going to say was.

"Ms. Momoka! Liar! Traitor! Despicable! Duplicity! And you dared to try to get ahead of me!"

Rencai rushed in front of Momoka in one swift step. Although she was so petite that she could only look up at the tall and slender Momoka, she still raised her head and glared at her with full authority, not hiding her dissatisfaction. "You said you absolutely didn't want to come here! But you actually sneaked in behind our backs?!"

"...I don't accept most of the above slanders, especially the one about 'getting ahead'."

Knowing she was in the wrong this time, Taoxiang didn't argue. She just turned her head away and retorted with a slightly unnatural expression, "On the contrary, you guys said you would go to rest after tonight? Why did you all come here?"

"Momoka is still being stubborn! You're almost the most stubborn person in Tokyo this year!"

Subaru covered his mouth and laughed.

"That's not the line someone caught in the act should say, is it?"

Xiaozhi stared at her with an unhappy face. Rupa beside him didn't say anything, but the amused smile on her face completely exposed her current mood.

"I don't understand what you mean... Anyway, it's not a good idea to block someone's store door, right?"

Taoxiang pointed to the vending machine beside her, coughed lightly, and said in a low voice, "Ahem, anything to drink? I'll treat you."

“This is a bribe!”

Renai shouted indignantly.

"Want to drink."

"I want something sweeter...any juice?"

"Beer or something~?"

Obviously, the other members of the team did not have her perseverance. They all surrendered under Miss Momoka's sugar-coated offer of only about 100 yen and followed Momoka to the vending machine.

However, this small amount of money certainly couldn't make up for what happened today. After everyone had a can of drink paid for by Taoxiang, she still endured everyone's sharp gazes like a defendant in a trial.

In this interrogation-like atmosphere, Taoxiang took a big gulp of soda, finally sighed, looked at the few people helplessly, and spoke.

"Okay, sorry, sorry... Since I was coming, I should have informed you to come along."

"It's too late to apologize now!"

Nina said angrily, "Ms. Kawahara Momoka, you have seriously betrayed our team!"

"Then...what do you want?"

Momoka raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me your purpose! Also, you are not allowed to object to the band's next move!"

Jinna put her hands on her hips, a cute smug expression on her face, as if she was showing off her great victory.

Seeing her like this, Taoxiang felt a little amused and helpless. She just sighed helplessly and answered.

"I don't understand what you want... I don't have any purpose. If I had to, I'd be much the same as you guys."

"Zero points answer~!"

Subaru, who was standing beside him, crossed his arms and made an X sign.

"Stop it... Seriously, the Ending Band isn't in Tokyo right now. It seems Xiao Kui and the others went to Shizuoka for a training camp together. You won't be able to see her even if you come here to block them."

Taoxiang shrugged and said in a calm tone.

"Ms. Momoka...we heard it!"

Rencai's brows furrowed further and further, and she shouted in dissatisfaction, "The store manager said that we're going to hold a solo live after the band ends, right?!"

"Hey...you guys aren't going to eavesdrop, are you?"

"I'm not eavesdropping! Besides, if not, isn't Miss Momoka going to tell us?"

"What's the point of telling you? This matter isn't important, and the time hasn't been set yet...why not just come and see it when the time comes?"

Taoxiang turned her head away and retorted loudly and stubbornly.

"Not only that! Since there is such an opportunity, why can't we come to participate in this independent live?"

Renai shook her head vigorously, but her emerald blue eyes seemed to be dotted with crimson flames, ready to burn everything she looked at.

"I know what you're worried about, Momoka-san. I won't even think of snatching Aoi away from another band! But no matter what, we shouldn't treat those memories in our dreams as if they don't exist... I don't agree with that!"

"So, tell me, what do you want to do?"

Momoka clenched her hands, turned around somewhat impatiently, and looked at the girl in front of her who was always driven forward by impulse, but she found that she had completely lost to her so-called rationality and maturity. Sometimes she even expected that Renai's impulsiveness and emotionality could lead her forward when she lost her courage.

Just like this moment.

"I want to at least talk to her... and then use a performance to prove that our band is the best."

The fire in Renai's eyes burned brighter and brighter.

"This is a declaration of war!"

140

Chapter 140 Beach Volleyball and Lots of Balls.

At the same time, the band was completely unaware of the undercurrent surging in Tokyo. They were gathered on the beach, peacefully feeling the bright sunshine and gentle sea breeze on the Izu coast.

Today is the last day of the seaside hot spring training. They will leave Shizuoka by car early tomorrow morning. Therefore, with everyone's agreement, they canceled all their practice schedules for this day, temporarily put aside the anxiety from performances and new songs, and ran to the beach and the sea for the first time in a long time to have fun.

The Izu beach is very comfortable at this time of year. Although it is still late spring, the bright sunshine on the beach makes the temperature just right for playing in the water. It is warm but not hot, and refreshing but not cold. As long as you apply sunscreen, you don’t have to worry about heatstroke or sunburn.

In addition, the location is a private beach that no one visits, so this paradise has become their exclusive playground. However, because the members of the band are too individualistic, their relaxation activities are basically to do their own things.

Yamada Ryoichi, as lazy as ever, was leisurely hiding under the parasol, lying on a lounge chair, watching movies and listening to music; Kita was obsessed with beach volleyball for some reason, and kept shouting to everyone that she wanted to play volleyball together; Hongxia wanted to go in the water for a while and even prepared a swimming ring...

As for little Pochi, she seemed to have no opinion. When no one asked her opinion, she just squatted aside and looked at the little crabs swimming on the beach and the holes left by the shellfish lying in the sand.

There was nothing that could be done about it, because even Aoi herself had a different opinion - she wanted to play watermelon-hitting with everyone.

Because of her wealthy family, she does not consider watermelon as an expensive food like most Japanese families. However, due to the high price of watermelon and the fact that she has never been to the beach with friends of the same age, she has basically never tried activities such as watermelon picking since she was a child.

Once summer and the seaside were mentioned, the anime she had watched in her previous life had already left an indelible stereotype in her mind: yukata, fireworks, swimsuits, playing with watermelon, shaved ice and temple fairs... These nouns seemed to have completely coexisted with summer and the seaside. Once one of them appeared, all the entries would be involved.

Therefore, what is important is not whether the watermelon is expensive, but that you have finally come to Japan and have a beautiful youth like a girl, but have never played watermelon whacking!

It's just like an ACG fan going to Tokyo but not going to Akihabara, going to Sichuan to eat delicious food but not eating hot pot, eating French fries but not dipping them in ketchup, it's like missing something important!

So, driven by this strange persistence, Aoi made her own decision.

——Everyone does everything they want to do with each other, and plays watermelon together.

Although the band looks like a pile of loose sand and its unity seems to be crumbling, in fact, the band still has a strong cohesion and they all agree with Aoi's decision.

"Then let's play volleyball first~! The most physically demanding things should be done first, okay?"

Kita is always the most energetic one. As the physical strength of the whole band, she was so excited that she couldn't calm down early on. She held the volleyball in her arms and shouted excitedly.

"The band has an odd number of members, so we can't form a team. So I'll be the referee..."

Yamada Ryo silently put on his sunglasses and said as if he had planned it in advance.

"Rejected! You're just trying to be lazy, right?"

Hong Xia said ruthlessly, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, Kita alone is already worth two ordinary female high school students. An imbalance in numbers is what's fair."

"Huh? Doesn't everyone usually play volleyball?"

Kita blinked in confusion.

Of course, no one answered her question. The others just smiled subtly, while little Pochi muttered to himself with a pale face.

"...I once had a dream about being socially anxious and going to the beach to be tossed around like a volleyball... That seemed to be the closest thing to volleyball I've ever had in my life."

"First, let's decide on the groups~ Three versus two is not bad."

Seeing that Pochi was once again lost in self-doubt, Aoi clapped her hands and said with a smile, "The minority group that was separated will be the one with Kita. After all, Kita's motor skills are really scary."

"Then I want Xiaokui to be in the same group with me!"

Kita rushed forward, hugged Aoi's slender arms, and muttered resentfully.

"Okay~ But I don't have much experience in volleyball, and I think it will cause trouble for Kita..."

Aoi laughed.