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"Isn't it amazing?" Yuma asked him.

“Of course it was fantastic! These kids are amazing,” Xiao Yin replied. “And I have a feeling the performance hall will see even more visitors after today!”

"That's amazing! This is rock and roll!" Boqi's father was already moved to tears, and Boqi's mother next to him immediately covered his mouth because he was too embarrassed.

The End Band's performance finally ended, and Yuma noticed that many audience members were planning to switch their votes to the End Band. Their efforts were being recognized by more people.

He felt Xingge's shoulder rhythmically bumping against his arm. He turned his head and glanced at her, then realized that Xingge was also crying.

"Why are you like this too?" Yuzhen said, taking out a tissue to wipe away her tears. "Are you very touched? They gave everyone a fantastic performance."

"I can do it myself." She snatched Yuzhen's tissue and wiped away her tears herself. "I won't cry over something like this. I just accidentally spilled some drink in my eyes."

"Are you alright? Does your eye still hurt?" Yuzhen looked at her with concern.

Xingge gently kicked his ankle: "You believe everything I say? You idiot..."

"I knew you were just being stubborn." Yuzhen's expression changed abruptly as she looked at her helplessly. "You promised Hongxia that you would change your bad habits."

"Didn't I just confess everything? That already counts as correcting my mistakes," Xingge muttered softly.

"You two have such a good relationship," Xiao Yin said, looking at the two of them.

“It’s obvious.” Yuzhen put her arm around Xingge’s shoulder. “We’re already husband and wife.”

"When? I thought you two weren't married yet."

"It was shortly after the New Year; we completed our registration around that time."

……

So the band performances ended very late; it took too long for thirty bands to perform.

This was only because several bands dropped out halfway through; otherwise, it would probably have dragged on until the next day.

Xiao Yin went to help the other staff members tally the voting results; there's still some time before the rankings are announced.

After the band finished, they came out from backstage and found Yu-zhen and Hoshika.

They also thanked Miss Poison, who was sitting next to them, but Miss Poison seemed shy after receiving their thanks, responded briefly, and then left.

"She's a tsundere too." Yuzhen watched the departing figure of the poisonous creature, then turned back to the band. "Your performance was excellent. I think this was your best performance to date."

"really?"

"Of course."

After receiving affirmation, Nijika excitedly gave Kita a high five.

However, Hongxia then looked at Xingge: "What does Sister think?"

Xingge was about to give Hongxia and the others her proud and arrogant evaluation when she suddenly saw their expectant eyes. She remembered that she had promised not to tell Hongxia riddles anymore.

"The best performance ever." Xingge said, then turned her head to look in another direction.

"Sister is so honest." Hongxia looked at Xingge with concern. "Could it be that our performance was so bad that sister is comforting us?"

"Huh?" Xingge suddenly turned to look at Hongxia. "You're not happy about me telling the truth?"

"Just kidding." Hongxia pressed her clenched fist against her temple, tilted her head slightly, closed one eye, and stuck out her tongue in an attempt to get away with it.

But she was met with a sharp choke from Xingge: "Don't joke about adults."

"It hurts!" Hongxia clutched her head. "Sister, really..."

"Alright, alright, Hongxia just relaxed all of a sudden, so she's getting a little carried away," Yuzhen quickly interjected. "The results seem to be coming out soon, what do you guys think?"

"Our own feelings?" They looked at each other.

"I think we can get first place." Liang's mysterious confidence reappeared.

"Excuse my bluntness, but it might not work." Xingge's expression turned serious. "What I'm about to say might be a bit harsh. Do you want to hear it?"

Seeing them nod, Xingge continued, "Your performance was indeed amazing, but in our opinion, Beast Ria and SIDEROS are no worse than you, and may even be better. So let's prepare for the worst."

"I see..."

Their spirits immediately plummeted.

"But you did a great job," Yuuma quickly reassured them. "And summer vacation is coming soon, so I'll take you to Enoshima then, how about that?"

"Really?" Hongxia looked up at Yuuma. "Really, it's okay no matter what the outcome is?"

“No problem, everyone’s been very tired lately.” Yuzhen nodded. “Besides, my car will be ready by then, which will be just in time.”

He had barely finished speaking when the host was already on stage, holding a list in his hand—a ranking of thirty bands.

Only two bands can ultimately advance, and they will compete against each other at the final music festival to determine the ultimate champion.

Ultimately, Beast Ria and SIDEROS advanced. End of the band ranked third in this performance review, but the gap between them and Beast Ria, who ranked second, was very small.

Although we had already heard Yuma and Hoshika's opinions, everyone remained silent for a while after receiving the results.

"Is the match over?"

A smell of alcohol reached Yuuma's side before the sound even came. He turned around and saw that it was indeed Hiroi.

"You're still alive?" Yuuma teased her deliberately. "Shima and Eliza actually let you go after that?"

"What else could I do?" she said, taking out a box of Demon Slayer Sake. "My attitude of admitting my mistake moved them."

However, before she could even start drinking, she was struck on the back of the neck with a chop and knocked unconscious.

Shima, who arrived quietly, said to everyone, "Sorry, she slipped away by accident," and then carried Hiroi on her shoulder and left.

However, after Hiroi's outburst, the atmosphere on their side wasn't so heavy anymore.

Chapter 138 One-Day Manager of a Barbecue Restaurant

The music festival's final showdown was held on the weekend, which was a good time for everyone to go and have fun together.

Yuzhen has also picked up the car she bought, so she can drive everyone there together.

PA wanted to stay home and play games, so she used this rare holiday to start a live stream and didn't come over.

Xingge, along with the four girls from the band, arrived at the music festival venue first.

"We've finally arrived. This is the final stage for 'Unconfirmed Riot'."

As the four band members finished their performance and looked around the venue, Xingge was surprised to see no sadness or resentment on their faces.

"The show doesn't start until noon," Xingge said, glancing at her watch. "It's only nine now, there's still a long time. By the way, why did we come so early?"

“Sister, don’t be so boring.” Hongxia grabbed Xingge’s arm and shook it. “Let’s treat it as a spring outing. Let’s spread out the picnic blanket together.”

Kita pulled Pochi over to help, then called out to Ryo, "Ryo-senpai, come and help too!"

However, Ryo ignored Kita's request. She took out snacks, a pillow, and a game console from her bag, and then lay down on the newly laid-out picnic mat to enjoy life.

While playing the game, she also made Pochi fan her.

As Pochi was fanning herself, she suddenly felt her hand go empty. She looked up and saw that Yuzhen, who had parked her car and come looking for them, had taken the fan away.

Yuzhen suddenly pulled Ryo up and tossed her to Hongxia.

Hongxia angrily dragged Boqi and Liang to play nearby.

Yu-ma and Hoshika stayed there, but before they could chat for long, another group of spectators laid out picnic mats next to them.

The people around them were talking loudly, and after a while they started playing with balls and water guns, and some were even smoking. Yuzhen and Xingge couldn't stand them, so they packed their things and left temporarily.

……

The gathering here is quite lively, and the various restaurants are doing very well.

Yuma saw Hongxia and the others; they were eating shawarma in front of a barbecue restaurant.

"Shall we buy some to try?" Yuzhen tilted her head and looked at Xingge next to her.

"Let's go, I'm actually a bit hungry."

Only after the two got closer did they realize that the barbecue chef in the shop was actually Hiroi.

But since she was already there, Yuzhen thought it wouldn't hurt to try Hiroi's cooking.

"You were just a guest performer a few days ago, how come you're selling barbecue here today?" Yuma asked curiously, looking at Hiroi cutting the barbecue.

Hiroi finished making the shawarma for the two of them first, and then answered Yuuma's question: "I think I embarrassed myself during a performance a few days ago. So Shima asked Gin to find me some work to punish me."

But I didn't know about this, so when Xiao Yin said he wanted to treat me to drinks, I came, and then he tricked me into selling barbecue here.

“That’s quite in line with your style.” Yuma took a bite of the shawarma she was holding after hearing her words.

He thought Hiroi's barbecue skills were alright, but he never expected that this drunkard would have such a skill.

"How do you think of this barbecue?" Yuzhen asked Xingge.

Xingge took another bite and savored it carefully: "It's not particularly delicious, just average."

"Huh? I think it tastes really good." Kita looked at the grilled meat in his hand. Can you really grill two different flavors of meat in one oven?

“I think it’s delicious too,” Hongxia said.

However, Yu-chan felt that the two of them must have been influenced by the delicious magic that the atmosphere of the music festival had given to the food, which is why they thought it tasted good.

Liang and Boqi, who were standing next to them, thought the grilled meat was dry and had a very strong flavor.

Hongxia and the others were in a hurry to see the performance, so they quickly finished their barbecue and left. However, Yuzhen and Xingka didn't have anything to do, so they ate slowly.

"Kikuri! We're here."

Yuuma was eating grilled meat when he heard a familiar voice calling out. He turned around and saw Shima, Eliza, and Gin.

After exchanging greetings, everyone chatted in front of the stall.

"Xiao Yin, didn't you say you'd treat me to drinks?" Hiroi slumped weakly against the counter. "I don't want to sell barbecue here."

"What did you say? I don't understand." Xiao Yin had a wicked smile on her face. "Never mind, I won't tease you anymore. The organizers asked you to come here to work because they wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but they didn't have enough people, so they had to ask you to come. Besides, you can also take this opportunity to work and pay off your debts."

"I see." Yuma, who had been listening from the side, also understood the cause and effect. "Does Hiroi owe Shinjuku Flot a lot of money? Can't she pay it off even with her performance fees?"

“She basically breaks the equipment every time she performs, so her performance fees are never enough.” Xiaoyin shook her head and sighed. “So, you have to work hard, Hiroi.”

"You're hopeless." Xingge looked at Guangjing now and couldn't help but recall, "How did you end up like this?"

"In short, you'd better work hard to pay off your debts." Shima emphasized to Hiroi again.