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“Kenzaki-senpai…” Hiroi looked up at Yuuma, “Could you help me grill some meat? With your skills, it’s sure to be a big hit.”

Yuma and Hoshika both looked up at Hiroi at the same time.

"Sorry, I forgot." Hiroi scratched his head. "I meant Yuuma-senpai."

"Me?" Yuuma pointed to herself. "Then how much money are you planning to give me?"

"This one……"

"You expect me to work without paying me?" Yuma looked at Hiroi with a half-smile. "You're dreaming."

While the group was still talking, several Sick Hack fans came over and recognized Shima and Eliza.

However, he didn't recognize Hiroi and even asked her to take pictures for them.

Hiroi was still comforting herself after taking the photos, but when she returned the camera, one of the fans recognized Yuma.

Even retired musicians like Kenzaki Yuma were recognized by fans, which made Hiroi feel even more resentful.

"They probably didn't expect you to be selling barbecue here, did they?" Xingge tried to comfort her, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

"Oh well, anyway, they pay by the hour here. It's good that no one recognizes me, and I can have some free time." Hiroi said, taking out a box of Oni Slayer Sake and drinking it. "No customers, no need to work. It's not bad to get paid without working."

"At least show some respect for labor!" Yuzhen couldn't help but complain when she heard this after Yuzhen came back from taking photos.

“You’re the same as me, senior. You can make money just by sitting at home,” Hiroi retorted, thinking of Yuuma’s financial situation.

“Not sitting, lying down.” Yuzhen simply didn’t argue, looking at her with a sly smile, “You’d better get to work.”

Chapter 139 The Music Festival Ends

Seeing that Hiroi was so lazy, Xiaoyin simply changed Hiroi's salary to be settled according to turnover, and also gave Hiroi a commission.

Upon hearing this, and seeing how tempting the commission rates Xiaoyin showed Guangjing were, she immediately became motivated and began frantically recruiting customers.

"This guy is so easy to control." Yuma couldn't help but complain as he watched Hiroi suddenly start working hard.

"Is she really okay like this?" Xingge asked uncertainly, looking at Guangjing who was already swinging his arms around in a blur as he cut the grilled meat in the shop.

"It's better than not selling anything at all," Xiao Yin said helplessly. "Besides, music festivals have changed a lot these days."

Musicians are no longer the main focus of music festivals; the food is. So I actually think she's in her best state right now.

“That makes sense. After all, there are only two bands, and the waiting time for the show to start is longer than the show itself.” Yuzhen nodded, agreeing with Xiaoyin’s point of view.

He then looked at the grilled meat that Hiroi was selling: "Hiroi, if you keep doing this, you probably still won't be able to sell any grilled meat."

"Your barbecue looks very ordinary. Look at the barbecue restaurants over there, their barbecue looks much better than yours."

Everyone looked in the direction Yuzhen pointed, and it was indeed as he said.

"So, everyone, please help me out." Hiroi looked at everyone pitifully, assuming they ignored the drink in her hand. "If the seniors can't help me..."

She then turned to look at Shima: "Shima, oh no!"

"Shima, let's help Kikuri." Eliza also began to plead for Hiroi. "Besides, I'm actually in debt too, so I can earn some money."

"Is this how all bands are?"

"Could this be what they call team spirit?"

Hoshika and Yuuma stood to the side, making sarcastic remarks while glancing at Shima next to them.

Shima felt incredibly embarrassed; why were all the members of her band like this? In the end, she reluctantly agreed to help.

Seeing that they had all put on their work uniforms, Xiao Yin left first, as he still needed to check out the other stalls.

“Actually, it’s very simple for you guys to gain popularity.” Yuzhen stroked her chin, looking at the three of them. “You guys are Sick Hack, with such high popularity, why don’t you take advantage of it?”

“That would make people mistakenly think that we’re all poor musicians who have to work multiple jobs in our spare time to make money,” Shima replied dejectedly.

"So you weren't?" ×2

Hearing Yuma and Hoshika's double accusations, Shima felt like she couldn't lift her head at all.

Fortunately, customers who came to buy things later recognized them and helped promote their band. They also experienced the benefits of fame. For the first time, Shima felt that their band's name was so useful.

……

After the band's name spread, their booth was packed with people. Yuzhen and Xingge were pushed out by their fans.

They didn't plan to stay there any longer; the stage seemed quite lively, and they decided to go check it out.

However, they overlooked one thing: the performance was about to start, and the area around the stage was packed with people. As soon as they arrived, they were surrounded by a crowd as crowded as a packed tram.

Yuzhen held Xingge tightly in her arms, making sure she wouldn't get separated from her.

Finally, the two managed to squeeze through the crowd and reach the outer perimeter. As Yuzhen rested with her hands supporting her legs and her body bent over, she suddenly noticed a cell phone on the ground.

"Xingge, I found my phone."

He flipped his phone over and over, then pressed the power button and discovered that the lock screen wallpaper was a group photo of the End Band.

"Is the owner the band's fan?" Xingge was sweating profusely and hadn't come to his senses yet.

Yuma placed her hand on her head and rubbed it: "Idiot, this should be Ryo's phone. Look, this photo was taken in the lounge, and it wasn't sent anywhere else."

Moreover, the back of this phone case features a bass guitar.

Most importantly, this is the only phone I've ever seen that's cold.

"So what's the point of your long string of reasoning?"

Xingge tidied her hair, which he had ruffled, and made a comment about him.

"Let's go find them." Yuzhen took Xingge's hand. "That guy Liang must be pretty anxious."

When the two of them found Liang, she was with Boqi.

These two were acting really strange. They were wearing star-shaped glasses and acting like they were living the high life, saying things like "The music festival was great" and "Everyone, get hyped!"

When Hongxia and Kita, who came from the other side, saw the two of them like this, they thought the two of them had lost their minds.

"Your phone." Yuzhen handed the phone he had found back to Liang. "Keep it safe this time, don't lose it again."

……

They arrived at just the right time.

SIDEROS had just come on stage when Otsuki was already warming up the crowd: "Along the way, we have seen many bands that have given their all for this stage, and each one is a very dazzling opponent."

I also met an incredibly talented guitarist, but she and all the other bands left with regrets, leaving me standing here all alone.

Therefore, I'm carrying more than just my own dream on my shoulders! From the very first song, I will give it my all!

She lived up to those words; they were in even better shape than before, and all the members gave it their all.

Despite the heat, the audience members displayed their enthusiasm without regard for the consequences.

"They're really good," Xingge murmured to herself, looking up at the band on stage.

Yuma noticed; she looked up, trying to hold back her tears. She probably also really wanted to see the band standing there.

He put his arm around Xingge's shoulder and pulled her into his embrace, so that no one would see her tears and people would just see them as a loving couple at the music festival.

Xingge buried her face in his chest; the sun was quite strong, and they both felt a bit hot.

Yuzhen lowered his head, leaned close to Xingge's ear, and whispered, "Hongxia and the others haven't cried yet, why are you crying first?"

"It's just that I got sand in my eye," Xingge's muffled voice came from behind.

Youzhen could feel that his chest felt warm whenever Xingge opened his mouth to speak.

"Shall I blow on it for you?"

"I don't need you." Xingge got up from him, wiping away her tears with her hand. "I've already washed them off."

"That's good."

As the two were talking, the performance on stage was coming to an end, and SIDEROS had delivered a wonderful performance.

SIDEROS also won the music festival, which was not unexpected.

"The music festival is over." Hongxia looked at the departing crowd and muttered to herself, "I feel a little reluctant to leave."

"Let's go, it's time to go home." Yuzhen held Xingge's hand and looked at the group of people who had finished their band performance.

As they were about to leave, they noticed that Pochi seemed to be standing there in a daze.

Hongxia thought she hadn't heard her, so she went to call her. But what she saw was Boqi crying unwillingly.

“I…I really am unwilling to accept this.” Pochi’s voice was still trembling. “I also wanted to stand on this big stage with everyone, and I wanted more people to hear the music of our band’s finale…”

Hearing Bochi's words, Hongxia couldn't help but shed tears: "When Bochi-chan said that, I...really wanted to perform on stage with everyone..."

Influenced by Nijika and Pochi, Ryo and Kita finally couldn't resist either.

The three members of Sick Hack had worked all day and originally wanted to visit SIDEROS and see if they could hitch a ride back with Yuma, and then they witnessed this scene.

The three of them, along with Yuzhen and Xingge, exchanged glances and walked over to the four members of the band who were crying, blocking some of the view from others.

Hongxia threw herself into Xingge's arms, her tears soaking Xingge's clothes.

Yuzhen ruffled her hair, and no one said much. They waited until they finished crying before leaving.

Chapter 140 Record Company

After the music festival, Miss Poison apologized to the End Band for her previous disrespect and even brought the record company manager to see the End Band.

The record company manager named Sima Du seemed to be a very reliable and capable woman, and the band decided to collaborate with her after their breakup.

So, after the band ended, they planned to go to the record company to talk to Ms. Sima about a collaboration.

As always, Yuma finished assigning tasks at the restaurant upstairs and then went to STARRY, where she was greeted by Nijika and Hoshika.

Although it was still quite early, PA had already gone upstairs for dinner. No one else had arrived.

"Aren't you going to the record company yet?" Yuma asked Hongxia as she sat down at the bar.

"Let's go together after everyone arrives."

"So they haven't arrived yet? I thought they had already gone."

It's clear that Kenzaki Yuuma overestimated the other members of the End Band.