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They didn't intend to buy anything; they just tried some other snacks. But there wasn't anything particularly novel about it in this kind of place.

"Thank you all for today." Pochi suddenly burst into tears of gratitude as he thanked everyone. "Thank you for your hard work."

"Why say something like this thank you at the end now?" Yuma interrupted Pochi, who was about to give his last words. "We still have a long day ahead of us. There's no rush to go back."

“My summer is over,” Pochi muttered to himself.

“That’s why I said it’s still a long way off.” Yuma sighed, responding to Pochi, who hadn’t listened to him at all.

"Brother, where should we go next?"

"Ah, let me see."

Yuma opened the tourist guide and flipped through the classic attractions of Enoshima.

“It’s Ejima Shrine.” Yuzhen looked around for a while and then saw this thing. “It is said that it enshrines three goddess sisters, who are very effective in matters such as performing arts, wealth, health, and finding a good match.”

"Then let's go take a look!" PA suddenly perked up, though it was unclear which term had inspired her.

……

"Is the only way to get here the stairs?" Xingge looked at the stairs in front of her and wanted to give up.

“There’s a paid escalator; it takes about five minutes to get to the top of the mountain,” Yuzhen said, pointing to the people queuing up.

“Then there’s no need to consider it.” Liang, who was just sweating profusely, suddenly refused to take the escalator. “Climbing the stairs is the more economical option.”

“Indeed, it’s very satisfying to climb up yourself,” Kita chimed in.

Yuma glanced at the two of them and said, "I can pay for you this time."

"Let's take the escalator then, climbing the stairs is too hot."

Ryo decisively switched sides and walked towards the escalator entrance with everyone, leaving Kita standing there in disbelief, watching Ryo betray them in a second.

"You indoor types!"

Although she uttered this exasperated cry, no one paid much attention and still pulled Kita up the escalator.

Chapter 142 Love Ema

The group took the elevator up the mountain, where the view below was very expansive.

"Brother, aren't you going to come and see?" Hongxia and the others called out to Youzhen as they stood by the railing.

"I'll pass, I'm not worthy of such a beautiful view." Yuzhen turned her back to the railing and looked up at the sky. "The sky is so blue, it's so beautiful."

Hongxia moved next to Xingge and asked her softly, "Brother is afraid of heights, right?"

Xingge looked at Hongxia: "I thought you already knew."

Kita started his routine photo session again.

Pochi and Ryo were pulled over by Kita and Nijika to take pictures together, but they soon discovered that all four of them were surrounded by couples huddled together admiring the scenery.

Pochi is starting to feel out of place here.

She tried to break through this romantic area from the direction where she hadn't seen the couple before, but as soon as she turned around, she saw Yuma handing ice cream to Hoshika.

"I... am surrounded."

Hongxia and the others saw that Boqi's body was gradually dissipating, so they quickly pulled PA, who was also full of resentment towards these partners, over and used the resentment emanating from PA to nourish Boqi's soul.

"What happened to me?" When Pochi woke up, she found herself sitting in a restaurant with Kita.

Kita told her that after she fainted, everyone brought her here and had lunch with her. She had just asked to stay and take care of Pochi.

"I'm sorry, I've caused Kita trouble again." Bochi finished the electrolyte water that Yuma had left for her, lowered her head, and felt very guilty.

"Ichiri-chan, don't say that." Kita leaned closer to her, hands on the table. "Ichiri-chan is your friend, how could I say I'm causing you trouble?"

"Thanks……"

Seeing that she had almost recovered, Kita took her away from the restaurant.

Everyone was over at the "Twin Trees" area. When the two of them arrived, they saw a lot of pink ema (votive plaques) hanging there.

“This is the ‘Love Tree,’ a sacred place for marriage.” Yuma came to them. “It seems that Pochi is alright now. Thank you for your hard work, Kita.”

He also prepared two ema (votive plaques) for the two of them.

"But we're not in a relationship, so what should we do with this?" Kita looked at the ema (votive plaque) over and over for a while before asking Yuuma.

"Write your name down and hang it there; it's also a way to pray for good fortune in the future," Yuzhen said, turning to the side so the two could see the two trees in the middle.

Kita found it amusing and wrote her name on her ema (votive plaque). Later, she secretly wrote Ryo's name in very small characters, but then erased it after thinking about it.

After she finished writing the ema (votive plaque), she looked at Bochi's and realized that she had written the name in the wrong place.

"No, that's not right. Ichiri-chan's name is written in the boy's place. Girls should write it on the left."

Pochi then noticed that she had written in the wrong place, but the ink on her ema had dried and there was no way to correct it. She didn't want to bite the bullet and go to the staff to buy a new ema, so she simply hung the ema up with Hongxia and the others.

"But will this really work?" Yuma asked, looking at Bochi's ema (votive plaque).

"Maybe," Xingge said, standing next to him and looking at the ema (votive plaques) of the four people. "But if she does this, will she end up being liked by girls instead?"

"I don't think the chances of that happening are very high." Actually, Yuzhen still couldn't imagine what it would be like for Boqi to be in love.

"Where did Xingge hang the ema?" Yuzhen looked around but couldn't see it.

“There.” Xingge said, pointing to the topmost area. Youzhen looked up and vaguely saw their two names.

Xingge rented a ladder, climbed up, and hung it up. She heard from nearby tourists that the higher it was hung, the longer the love would last.

Because of this rumor, there is a ladder rental service here.

It wasn't until everyone left that they realized PA had also hung up an ema (votive plaque).

Although everyone had forgotten her name and didn't see it this time, they still wished her to find the love that belonged to her.

Yu-Ma didn't even go up to the observation deck; he was waiting for them to come down from below, so he didn't know what the view was like from up there. Of course, he didn't dare to look either.

Everyone played until evening before going home.

……

"Oh, right, these are for you."

After Yuma drove everyone back to Shimokitazawa, she took out several invitations from the performance hall and handed them to them.

"My wedding with Xingge is in two weeks," he said, putting his arm around Xingge's shoulder. "Everyone is welcome to come, and you can bring your families too. Would Xiduo be a bridesmaid?"

"Hey! Really?" Kita looked at the two of them with shining eyes until Hoshika nodded.

"Of course you can. The costumes are ready. You and PA will both be wearing them." Yuma showed Kita the clothes, and Kita liked them quite a bit.

PA knew about this beforehand, and she even said she would take off her earrings and lip piercings later.

"What will we eat then?" Liang's concerns were always a little different from others.

"I won't shortchange you in this regard." Yuzhen looked at him helplessly. "By the way, will you be performing on stage after the band ends?"

"A rock band for the wedding? That's really rock." Hongxia tilted her head and thought for a moment. "It sounds good, does everyone want to come up on stage?"

“I can! It looks amazing to perform in such a beautiful outfit.” Kita raised his hand in agreement.

"I'll cook if there's good food." Liang had no objections.

“Hehe… I’m someone who can perform at weddings now…” Pochi was still immersed in her own world. She felt that performing in such a happy occasion was a big step forward in her life.

"Looks like Bochi-chan has no objections either." Hongxia glanced at Bochi before turning back, wiping the sweat from her forehead. "Well then, good luck with the band's performance!"

Yuzhen and Xingge looked at the four of them and could clearly feel their growth.

"Is it really okay to let them perform on stage?" Hoshika asked Yuma uncertainly.

"Just trust them." Yuzhen was still watching the bands who had finished discussing their performance. "They're gradually maturing too."

PA has already left. Last night, her family promised "Sushi Samurai," aka Eliza, that they would play games together today. Since the performance hall is closed tonight, she left on her own.

In the following two weeks, Hongxia studied for her exams while also practicing driving at a driving school, while Liang worked part-time to pay off her debts. In order to perform at the wedding, Kita often dragged Pochi to karaoke. The two of them also met Otsuki Yuyuko, who was singing alone.

……

On the wedding day, all three members of the band except Boqi and PA changed into bridesmaid dresses.

Among the best men, Xiao Yin is one, and the rest are some reliable old friends of Yu Zhen from Kawasaki.

Everyone is preparing for this wedding.

Chapter 143 Wedding

"This thing is so hard to put on." Xingge stood in the middle of the dressing room, wearing the wedding dress. Hongxia, who had changed her clothes, was helping her zip up the back of the dress.

Kita had also changed his clothes and was now taking pictures with Pochi and Ryo.

"Little Xingge, let Mommy help you with your makeup." Kenzaki Yuriko pulled Xingge to the dressing table, made her sit down, and then skillfully did her makeup.

Kita did the makeup for Nijika and the others; Kita is really good at that.

Yuma had just changed into a suit in the men's locker room and was also wearing a pair of glasses without lenses.

Yu Xing skillfully applied hair gel to his hair, giving him a hairstyle that looked pretty good.

"It feels great." Yuma looked at herself in the mirror and felt very different.

"It's a wedding, of course I have to look handsome." Yuuki lowered her head and finished packing her things. When she looked up and saw Yuuma, she felt helpless: "Stop posing like a JoJo. Your friends seem to be here. Shall we go out and see them?"

"Then I'll go take a look."

As Yuuma left the backstage area, she saw Hiroi being pulled in by Shima. Hiroi wasn't drinking and was sitting in a chair with his head down.

"Hiroi is back to how she used to be~." Yuma didn't know the reason behind this, but once the banquet started, she should be fine after drinking some alcohol. "Shima, thank you for controlling her drinking."

"After all, I don't want this guy to cause a scene at the wedding." Shima was still holding onto Hiroi, not daring to let her guard down for a moment, afraid that Hiroi would go out to drink whenever he had a free moment.

Eliza took photos all over the venue. According to Shima, Eliza wanted to take as many photos as possible as material for her doujinshi (fan-made comics).

Kenzaki Yuriko completely agreed with this; she had personally directed and arranged everything, so of course it had to be seen and appreciated.

……

"It's been a long time, Kawaraki." Yuma welcomed Kawaraki Momoka, who had come over.