Girl idols are meant to be exploited!

She paused, her lips twitching slightly, "It's just that... that drummer is a little too lively. His personality is completely different from mine."

While An and Subaru were beating the rhythm, they still had time to interact with the audience. Although they were the only ones sitting on the stage, with the least presence, like the drummer of the game background music, they attracted a lot of attention.

"I think it's precisely because of her outgoing personality that the stage becomes more tense."

Eliza looked at the stage with a smile and pointed out their biggest flaw, "It's just that they're missing a bass, so the layering is a bit off."

"Don't worry about that."

Ijichi Hoshige smiled faintly and swirled his glass. "I heard from Hoshikawa that they will ask that legendary hired bassist, Hachiman Kairei, to support them."

"As for now..."

She glanced meaningfully at Guangjing, who was drinking beside her, and said, "Our Miss Guangjing didn't ask for any reward at all. She volunteered to help play the bass a few times."

"Since you're so concerned about the affairs of the Xingchuan Office, Hiroi, why don't you just join us?"

Xingge teased.

"I, I didn't! I just think that as a senior, it's my duty to help the juniors occasionally! It has nothing to do with Hoshikawa Taku!"

Hiroi gave a pale explanation, but no one believed him. Everyone, including Ijichi Xingge, smiled meaningfully in tacit understanding, as if they saw through everything but were too lazy to expose it.

Ijichi Hoshika could naturally see that Hiroi Kikuri had a special liking for Hoshikawa Taku, but she did not show any displeasure.

Since the music festival, she and Taku Hoshikawa have been in an ambiguous relationship that is just short of breaking the "window paper". The two chat and say goodnight to each other every night, and often share trivial matters in life. It can be said that their relationship is so close that it is just short of that final confession.

She had a clear mind, so naturally she had the margin of strength of a strong person.

In her opinion, Hiroi's feelings were nothing more than an unconscious crush and did not pose any threat to her.

She didn't consider Hiroi as her love rival at all.

It's not like Taku Hoshikawa is flirting with other girls at the same time as he's dating me, right?

...That shouldn't be the case, right?

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Chapter 227: It’s over, my identity is exposed!

Hiroi Kikuri's face flushed from being teased by everyone, so she had no choice but to keep drinking.

Fortunately, when the cool feeling of beer seeped into her nerves, she became slightly tipsy and the embarrassment on her face faded a lot. Even when facing people's jokes, she didn't care that much - to put it bluntly, she became thick-skinned.

As time passed, the performance of "With Thorns and Without Thorns" came to an end. The three of them waved to the audience and left the stage one by one.

Then, the stage lights dimmed for a few seconds and then quickly lit up again. Amidst the interlacing spotlights, the "Ending Band" that everyone had been looking forward to finally appeared.

Lead singer Kita, drummer Nijika, bassist Yamada Ryo and guitarist Pochi were no longer newbies who were performing on stage for the first time. They had all shed their youthfulness and were greeting the audience with smiles on their faces.

Even Pochi, who was once the most timid, can now take a deep breath and bravely look up at the audience.

"They've changed so much..."

Eliza sighed.

Just by looking at their spirit, you can feel that they are different from before.

"This is just the beginning."

Xingge, who was standing by, smiled and said, "You'll definitely be even more surprised if you listen to their next song."

Kita stood in front of the microphone, smiling and livening up the atmosphere with her unique bright tone. As Hongxia's precise and powerful drum beats sounded, the performance officially began.

The first song they played was still "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet".

Hongxia's drum beats were fast, dense and tense, leading the rhythm of the whole audience.

Liang looked calm, his fingertips jumping rapidly across the strings, like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea, without any mistakes.

Pochi's complex fingering and solid rhythm, which were like a show of skill, were as amazing as ever, and even Eliza, a talented girl who had been playing guitar since childhood, was amazed and her eyes were full of appreciation.

But the most surprising thing is Kita, who is not only the lead singer, but also the rhythm guitarist.

Just two months ago, she was a novice who couldn't even tell the difference between bass and guitar. But now, under the spotlight, she can calmly multitask, singing with full emotion while playing the guitar with precise rhythm, bringing more layers of rhythm to the performance.

Shima sighed: "I remember Kita was a very popular person with many friends, right? It's really not easy for her to stick to learning a musical instrument..."

Hiroi Kikuri frowned and retorted dissatisfiedly: "I don't like what you said. Doesn't it mean that people who play musical instruments are not popular? I am very popular!"

Iwashita Shima glanced at her and said calmly, "You're popular because you perform brilliantly on stage and earn the audience's approval. But before you started playing musical instruments, you were actually a marginalized person with few friends, right?"

"If you want to play music well, especially playing an instrument, you need to give up a lot of social and entertainment time. Only those of us who don't have many friends can devote ourselves to music wholeheartedly."

This sentence hit the nail on the head, like a knife that silenced everyone present.

Hoshika Ijichi was a bad girl in high school, Kikuri Hiroi was a lonely girl like Pochi before she became a musician, Shima was also the type of person who didn't have many friends, and as for Eliza... although she had a warm personality, she was also a homebody and didn't have many close friends.

Before they started playing music, none of them had anything to do with the term "xianchong".

Playing music sounds cool, but it is actually a very boring thing that requires long, uninterrupted practice.

If you don't put in a lot of effort, you won't get any results and you won't make any money, so many people who play music get their first pot of gold by selling their musical instruments.

Seeing that Xiduo can now play the guitar skillfully, we know that she must have put in a lot of effort and even gave up her previous social activities.

As a popular "live entertainer", it is really not easy to do this. I don't know how she balances practice and socializing.

After a moment of silence, Ijichi Hoshige sighed, "Yeah, Kita is really trying hard. To be honest, I thought she was just playing around and could pull away at any moment. I didn't expect she'd persist to this point..."

She looked at the four little ones shining on the stage, with deep pride in her eyes.

"This is the band my sister founded called [The End]... I believe they will be able to shine on a bigger stage."

When the last note fell and the lights on the stage slowly dimmed, the venue was filled with thunderous applause and cheers.

“The closing band was awesome!”

"Xiduo's singing is so exciting!!"

"Pochi, your solo is so cool!!!"

The audience was in high spirits, and many people applauded and cheered for them.

When the four members of the band walked off the stage, smiles and the warmth of sweat were still on their faces.

There was a hint of nervousness and excitement in their eyes, like students waiting for their results. They nervously came to Ijichi Hoshika, Hiroi Kikuri and others, looking at them expectantly.

Several people also understood what comments they wanted to hear at this moment.

Shima praised Nijika's drumming, Hiroi praised Yamada Ryo's rhythm, Eliza praised Pochi's technique, and Ijichi Hoshika gave Kita high praise for her rapid progress.

"Hey hey hey..."

Kita was so flattered by the compliments that she practically spun in circles. However, she remained humble and said, "Although I'm very confident in my singing, I'm still a long way behind Pochi in terms of guitar skills. I can never keep up with her rhythm, and I still need to learn a lot from her."

"Pochi has been practicing for several years. You have only been able to perform like this for a few months. It's already pretty good."

Eliza smiled and encouraged, "I think you are very talented."

Hiroi Kikuri said casually while drinking, "You still lack practical experience. Pochi has done street flash mobs with me many times. As long as you accumulate more stage experience, you will be able to catch up with her sooner or later!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly seemed to be struck by something and subtly stagnated for a moment.

The next second, several eyes turned to Hiroi.

Hiroi didn't understand the situation at first, until Hongxia frowned and said hesitantly:

"Hiroi-senpai, didn't you only perform with Pochi on the street once? When did you ever have a flash mob together? I remember that the one you flash mob with the most was Guitar Hero..."

Hiroi Kikuri's heart skipped a beat, and she was instantly no longer drunk.

Ijichi Hoshika's expression darkened, her brows furrowed as she stared at Hiroi with a serious expression: "Kiryu, are you saying that Pochi... is the Guitar Hero?"

Hiroi thought to himself that something was wrong and pretended to be stupid, "Haha...what are you talking about? How can Pochi be the Guitar Hero? Didn't she appear at the same time as the Guitar Hero?"

Xingge sneered, with a sharp scrutiny in his eyes.

"Yeah, Pochi did show up at the same time as Guitar Hero, but Pochi arrived a little too late and completely missed Guitar Hero's performance."

"Honestly, you were chattering too much on stage, as if you were deliberately stalling for time. And the guitar hero posing on stage later, was he really the same one who was performing..."

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Chapter 228 There is a traitor among us!

Ijichi Hoshika's words made Hiroi Kikuri break out in a cold sweat.

She continued to argue: "What are you talking about? Guitar Hero is Guitar Hero. There can't be another one!"

"maybe."

Kita suddenly raised her hand and analyzed, "When I saw 'Guitar Hero' up close that day at the scene, I found that her figure was very thin - even though in the video, she had a good figure and seemed to have big breasts."

"At the time, I thought she had used beauty filters to deliberately make her figure look great in the video, so I didn't think much of it. But if... the Guitar Hero that day was someone else impersonating him, then that would explain it."

Hong Xia suddenly had an idea.

"I remember there was a girl named Aine at the event. Her height and build were exactly like the Guitar Hero. I haven't seen her since. Is it possible that she was impersonating me?"

I didn’t expect that they could analyze the situation in just a few words!

Hiroi Kikuri really couldn't find an excuse to quibble, so she looked at her teammates Shima and Eliza for help, hoping that they would say something for her.

However, Shima just lowered his head and drank calmly, while Eliza blinked and turned her head towards the audience, pretending to be innocent.

The two of them... had no intention of helping me cover up my lie!

Hiroi swallowed and turned to look at Pochi.

Pochi was lowering his head, his face pale, and his whole body was stiff as if he would collapse at any second.

Her fingers were tightly gripping the guitar strap, her whole body was shaking, her forehead was covered in cold sweat, her eyes were wandering, and she looked extremely guilty.

At this time, Kita, Nijika and the others followed Hiroi Kikuri's gaze and looked at Pochi - there was no need to ask, Pochi's expression at this moment already said it all.

"Pochi, so you're the Guitar Hero! You've kept it a secret from us for so long..."

"I'm not, I'm not..."

Pochi backed away while making feeble excuses, but her words were not convincing at all.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Pochi.

Pochi was completely unprepared for her identity to be exposed, and just when she was about to collapse under the pressure—

"Pochi, let's run!!"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears, and the next second, Hiroi Kikuri suddenly grabbed her hand and ran away!

“Eh? I, I…Ahhh?!!”

Pochi had no time to react. He just felt his body being pulled violently, and his feet followed involuntarily.

So, in the stunned eyes of everyone, Hiroi dragged Pochi away from the scene like a "fugitive".

"The guitarist ran away!"

Kita felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, and was about to chase after him, but a hand held his shoulder.

"Stop chasing."

Ijichi Hoshige's tone was eerily calm, "Since Pochi ran away, it means she's not ready to reveal her identity yet. Give her some time to calm down."

"Sister, you're not angry?"

Hongxia looked at her expression carefully.

"No, I'm angry. But the person I'm angry at isn't Pochi... but Hoshikawa Taku!"

Ichichi Xingge slowly raised her head, her tone clearly filled with depression and anger.

She was like a "ghost", emitting a terrifying aura. She gritted her teeth and said, "That Xingchuan guy... actually lied to me for so long!"

Her aloof demeanor made everyone afraid to get close to her. Even Iwashita Shima was frightened and sat up straight.

Eliza exchanged a glance with her, immediately put down her glass tactfully, and said goodbye in a hurry.

"Well...we have something else to do, so we'll leave first!"

Yidizhi Xingge did not stop the two people who were obviously insiders. After a long while, she breathed a sigh of relief.

No one knew what she was thinking at the moment. She just glanced at everyone with a cold gaze and said, "Besides Hiroi Kikuri, who else knows about this?"