After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

Encourage each other

"Yoshi! We have to work hard too!"

"That's right~ Poppin' Party can't lose to them!"

While walking towards the stage, he did not forget to say thank you for your hard work to Pochi, Lixi and Deng who were walking by.

"Ah... I, once I relax... I feel like vomiting."

Pochi, who had relaxed, suddenly felt the acid in his stomach coming up, so he covered his mouth and spoke.

"Idiot, stop vomiting here!? Mo! I can't do anything about you!"

When Lixi thought that this was his workplace, he didn't want to cause trouble for his colleagues, so he immediately took off his coat and wanted to use it as a vomit bag for Pochi.

"...No, it's okay, I've prepared myself..."

After saying that, Pochi took out the garbage bag he had prepared long ago from his pocket.

【Hmm… Fortunately, I already have experience.】

Pochi knew that after the performance he would randomly experience vomiting, petrification, and inability to walk, so he basically had a contingency plan prepared.

Takamatsu Deng, who was walking behind, also came over and asked Pochi carefully.

"Ano-chan, are you okay?"

"Um... not-so-okay... no, nothing's wrong."

Pochi tried but didn't spit it out.

"Looks like I've gotten used to the performance. I think everyone will look at me with new eyes when I return."

Su Shi walked out slowly. She originally wanted to control her emotions, but when she heard that her former teammates in Group C were still concerned about "Ain" and were completely unaware of Xiangzi running out of the concert hall in tears, the suppressed anger and the pain that no one understood her rushed to her head.

It finally broke out!

"Why are you playing Kasuga Shadow!!!"

He yelled loudly at everyone.

The most timid Pochi was so frightened that he subconsciously hid behind Lixi.

The lamp stared blankly

"Aha?"

Li Xi frowned but was not afraid of Su Shi's roar. Instead, he took a step forward to protect Pochi and Deng.

In fact, she vaguely sensed that Su Shi was abnormal when she finished playing, so she was mentally prepared to a certain extent.

He planned to bear Su Shi's anger on his own.

Su Shi approached aggressively.

Li Xi loosened his hand that was originally tightly clasped on his arm and moved to the side, indicating that if there was anything, come to him.

"Didn't we agree not to play it?!"

The tone continued to rise.

Pochi had no idea about this since she didn't inherit Aine's memories.

[Did I get into trouble? Anyway, I'll just kneel down and beg Su Shi for forgiveness.]

In fact, it was Lenai who played the first shot, and Pochi only realized it later. However, Lenai had already run away by then, so according to the order of events, she felt that she was the second person responsible.

Just as she was about to kneel down, Li Xi firmly grabbed Bochi's arm, stopping her from kneeling, and looked at Su Shi with sharp eyes.

"What are you doing... Don't get scared just because of this guy yelling at you. Stand up straight, Ano, this is not your fault."

After saying this, he turned to Su Shi.

"Humph, we never said we wouldn't play. You just took it for granted."

When Su Shi heard Li Xi's answer, he was immediately speechless.

Looking back, although I had suggested not to play Kasuga Shadow, no one agreed with me at that time.

I originally thought that this was something that everyone accepted.

[Is it just my wishful thinking again?!]

Su Shi gritted his teeth.

"Saki-chan just cried!"

"Hey?"

Deng only then remembered Xiangzi's existence. She was the first to notice that Xiangzi came to the performance. However, she was too immersed in singing and forgot about it.

Pochi didn't recognize this person at all. He looked confused and three question marks kept flashing above his head.

"Do you have any idea how much this hurts her?"

Su Shi hoped to see the members looking guilty, but unfortunately she was destined to be disappointed tonight.

"Huh? She cried? And then what? So what? We have nothing to do with her anymore, right? This was her own decision. And she hurt Tomori more than we did her."

Li Xi didn't give Su Shi any mercy and refuted her without any mercy.

Faced with Li Xi's well-reasoned rebuttal, Su Shi was at a disadvantage both morally and emotionally, and she didn't know how to respond.

“You!… That’s too much!”

Su Shi, who was in pain, finally fled in panic.

299. Xiangzi: Give me million!

Walking on the streets of Higashi-Ikebukuro, Xiangzi's steps were unsteady, as if he could be blown away by a gust of wind.

[…I really want to leave this world…]

"Danger! ...You idiot! At least check the traffic light!"

Chaoyang's voice suddenly rang out on the streets of Higashi-Ikebukuro, breaking the surrounding noise.

His arm shot out quickly, grasped Xiangzi's arm tightly, and yanked her back from the middle of the road to the sidewalk. A huge truck roared past, only a few centimeters away from them.

Xiangzi's face was pale.

"I don't know what happened to you, but you..."

"Let go..."

Before Chaoyang could finish his words, Xiangzi spoke to him coldly.

"... "

Chaoyang had no intention of taking advantage of her situation. He simply ran over because he was worried about her, so he let go of her hand.

"I'm not here to comfort you, but if you're really that upset, why don't you start a band with them again? You look pretty reluctant, don't you?"

“You clearly don’t understand anything…”

Xiangzi said something silently and turned away.

Fatigue and powerlessness swept over me, and I felt extremely tired even when saying a word to Chaoyang.

[I really want to forget everything... the band...]

Chaoyang's unintentional words inadvertently touched Xiangzi. She had thought about how to change the current situation before... but she had too few cards in her hand, or too few cards that she could use without feeling guilty.

"..."

Xiangzi looked tiredly at Chaoyang who was still following behind him and keeping a safe distance from him.

[…An extra card]

These words suddenly appeared in Xiangzi's already broken heart.

The strong emotional stimulation has gradually subsided.

But I am still exhausted.

Suddenly, a burst of fresh and pleasant music broke the silence of the night sky, making her slow down her pace involuntarily.

The melody of the music was familiar to her, a song from a friend.

Xiangzi's eyes lit up slightly. She looked up in the direction of the music and saw a huge billboard. The billboard was playing a promotional video, and the person who appeared on it was her childhood sweetheart, Sanjiao Chuhua.

【The cards are all in hand.】

The voice in my head reminded me, and my expression became ferocious.

"Since being human is so painful, why not dedicate everything you have to becoming a puppet for me to control? How about shouting out to fate?"

A masked witch materialized from within and began to make proposals to Xiangzi.

【Challenge fate, doll! 】

Finally, Xiangzi made up his mind.

He took out his cell phone and made a call.

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"This guy should be back to normal... Pochi should be having a celebration party, let's go back and take a look."

Standing about 10 meters away from Xiangzi, Chaoyang watched Xiangzi Toyokawa talking on the phone, and his expression was much more normal than before.

"After all, I'm usually pretty rational. Although I'm a little curious about her story, let's forget it this time."

Chaoyang planned to watch her for a while and leave after confirming that she was completely harmless. He also planned to buy some gifts for Boqi and her band to celebrate the success of their first performance.

Just in Chaoyang

"...Do you have time next?"

Xiangzi appeared behind Chaoyang without knowing when.

"w(?Д?)w Don't come here suddenly without saying a word and scare me. Hmm? I need to go look for Bo... Um, Aine and the others. You probably don't want to look for them, right? So the answer is no time. Now that you're back to normal, I'm relieved."

"I need to talk to you, or I need your help."

“…Haah, you should be thankful. I’m a good person. Even after what I did to you before, you still bothered me. Let me be clear, don’t think I like you. I think Aine is much cuter than you.”

Chaoyang was afraid that he would be misunderstood as being attracted to her beauty, so he took precautions in advance.

"So what? Your father didn't fall in love with me because of my appearance, did he?"

"That's right. ...How about the cafe over there? I'll only give you ten minutes."

The two sides immediately switched positions.

After arriving at the cafe, the two found a relatively secluded corner and sat down.

The coffee was served soon.

Chaoyang watched Xiangzi drink a sip of black coffee quietly, then spoke directly

"Okay, now can you tell me what you want my help with?"

"Invest in me."

What Xiangzi said was so simple and easy to understand that Chaoyang had no idea what was wrong with her.

"You're probably just too heartbroken... If you're short on money, I can give you my credit card. The Toyokawa family is paying for everything anyway."

"I don't want that kind of small amount of money. I need a 1 million investment."

"Want me to introduce you to Daddy?"

Chaoyang teased without hesitation. Although he didn't care about money, it didn't mean he could really be a sucker.

"Stop your meaningless sarcasm. This isn't just an investment; it's a deal. I want to form a band."

"I've never heard that it costs so much to form a band."

"This money is for negotiations and subsequent venue, equipment, and advertising expenses. My band wants to debut on the mainstream stage as quickly as possible! I'll return the money I'm lending you double in one year, and give you a 3% dividend from the band."

(A mainstream debut in Japan is a debut signed with a well-known record company such as Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, Universal Music, etc., which are members of the Recording Industry Association of Japan.)