What on earth was she thinking at this moment?

Kato noticed Kasumigaoka’s gaze, thought for a moment, and spoke slowly.

“As for me, I really hope that everyone around me can maintain a stable relationship for a longer period of time.”

Kasumigaoka was startled, feeling as if she had been seen through, but she still smiled and said, “I will definitely do that.”

“Really? I’d love to hear that, but now, I’m a little worried.”

“worry about what?”

“I am worried that this club and the good relationships among everyone will fall apart because of the relationship problems between men and women.”

“…”

“This situation seems to be quite common in the world. To be honest, I think our club has already shown signs of this.”

Kasumigaoka suddenly stopped laughing, because when she thought about it carefully, Kato was right, and she, Kasumigaoka, might be the one who had to take the blame for this dangerous omen.

–“Will not.”

Wu Geng, who had not responded to this topic, suddenly spoke up, looking uninterested and said indifferently: “No matter what, he will be everyone’s friend… At least that’s what I think.”

Li Nian and Isayama are back.

“You have doubled the amount, right?”

“I didn’t raise the price, why do you care about me? The boss is a good person.”

“I don’t mind if you want to buy a few more. I really want to see you howling and begging me to touch your belly later.”

“…would you like to help me eat something?”

“also.”

“Here, here are the chopsticks. You can only take one bite… you took a lot in one bite!”

“… Phew, I feel better. Wasn’t I worried that you would get too full? You should thank me.”

“My fried noodles, such a big box of fried noodles…”

There was no more heavy talk about life events or work current affairs. As the two people came back laughing and joking, they brought back new delicious food and the happy atmosphere.

Compared to the other people in the indoor group, Isayama seemed much more lively when playing. She unhesitatingly followed her own interests and led everyone to play, which made everyone feel much happier.

When they were walking on the street, they attracted a lot of attention, not only because the combination of one man and four women was too eye-catching, but more eyes were focused on Li Nian…

Li Nian was already used to being treated like a monkey, but it seemed that because the sparring video started to circulate, the attention he received had risen to a new level. There were even girls who had the courage to come up to him and talk to him, and wanted to take photos with him.

Li Nian hadn’t said anything yet. When he was hesitating and wavering because of the man’s address as “that handsome boy over there~~”, Kasumigaoka had already politely rejected him by saying “It’s better not to. Girls should be careful or you might get pregnant if you get close to this man.”

When the other girls walked away with embarrassed expressions, Li Nian was also looking at Kasumigaoka with a speechless look.

“If you don’t want to meet more girls like Nayuta, you’d better not attract so many men.” Kasumigaoka said nonchalantly.

“Still attracting a lot of attention… But I would also reject those inexplicable photo requests without you telling me.”

Wu Geng said disdainfully: “You’re already wavering just because someone politely called you handsome?”

“I was just preparing an excuse to refuse.” Li Nian defended himself, “But, judging from the situation, is the video shot by Isayama really circulated in Sobu High School?”

Gogen said while looking at his phone. “I’m afraid it’s not just in Sobu High School. I’ve seen people reposting it on other major video platforms. The number of views is increasing very well. Congratulations on making a further step on the road to becoming an idol through your internet debut.”

Someone came to take a photo with Li Nian, which shocked Isayama a little. He came back to his senses and said apologetically, “I think I really caused you trouble.”

“Didn’t I say it’s okay… Hehe, I know. Internet topics become popular quickly and fade away quickly. I will definitely be out of fashion in the blink of an eye.”

Wu Geng glanced at him, thought for a moment, and asked tentatively, “The question is, are you sure you want to let this heat cool down so easily?”

“……What’s the meaning.”

“I know you’re not interested in becoming famous, but whether it’s Aki’s games, Kamiigusa-senpai’s animations, or your own works, your fame will bring traffic, which will have a positive impact on these things, right? It should be a good thing, right? You said it yourself, this is an era where even good wine needs to be hidden in a remote alley. No matter how good a work is, it needs popularity to be truly spread. You have to find a way to get some traffic when the time comes.”

“…That’s exactly what happened.”

“Why don’t we find a way to take advantage of this popularity and grab some traffic ourselves? To be honest, I feel bad when I see the people who reposted the content taking all the traffic.”

“What? Do you really expect me to debut as an internet idol and save our club from collapse?”

“…You don’t need to go that far. Becoming an internet idol is fine, but you don’t have the looks, and it would be too contrived if you put in an act.”

Li Nian was not convinced: “What do you know? My face and temperament are so down-to-earth, okay? This kind of face is more popular than those pretty faces with beautiful filters. It is suitable for shooting vlogs related to life.”

Li Nian was joking, but Wu Geng actually nodded in agreement: “Oh yes, I think that’s quite appropriate.”

“… Let’s wait and see. Although I sometimes have the urge to take some photos with my phone, I still know that those photos are not worth posting online.”

“…That’s right, you’re such an idiot. You’re still holding on to the dignity of an ordinary Japanese high school boy. You don’t even realize how eye-catching your every move is. After taking that video with Isayama-senpai today, you’ve attracted girls who want to take photos with you. Don’t you understand?”

“…I do have some self-awareness…I’m just too lazy to shoot and edit videos.” Li Nian explained his true thoughts, which was that he didn’t want to do anything else.

“Then let An Yi do it. He will definitely be happy to do it. Well, it’s decided. You… forget it. I’ll go talk to him about what to do.”

“As long as you are happy.”

It has to be admitted that he is a little yearning and thinks it is fun, but Li Nian never thinks that he can really become a popular internet celebrity, because he always feels that this label is associated with the word “performance”, and the thing he is most reluctant to do is to disguise himself. Based on this consideration, he can even say that he has no good impression of the term “internet celebrity”.

But Li Nian doesn’t mind his friends wanting to try something out on him or have some fun with him. This is how young people should live.

Before we knew it, we had already walked to the gymnasium, which was always a place with huge crowds. It was a popular place for various classes to hold activities. To obtain the performance qualification, one had to apply for it and get approval from the executive committee. Today was a special event related to music, and performances by various music clubs had been arranged according to the time period. At this time, the performance of the wind band was just in progress.

A rich and melodious sound echoed, as if it came from an instrument called a euphonium, which attracted Li Nianduo to look at the black-haired girl who was holding a huge horn-like thing and playing it. He thought the composition was beautiful.

After eating and drinking, everyone stopped here and listened to the music.

It was a pity that they arrived too late. This melodious trumpet solo was already the end of the wind band ensemble. Li Nian and others were not able to hear it completely before the wind band finished its performance. The members of the wind band stood up, bowed to the audience, and then quickly packed up their things to clear the place for the following band.

Some of the audience left, but Li Nian was aroused by the melodious trumpet sound and wanted to stay. After exchanging ideas with everyone, he found an empty seat and sat down.

“Let me see who’s going to be on stage next?” Li Nian took the flyer and looked at it, and found the performing group after the wind band: “Bond Band? Orchestra? Rock band?”

When she looked up, she saw musical instruments such as drums on the stage. The image that immediately appeared in Li Nian’s mind was a non-mainstream group composed of weathered uncles. But soon, as the curtain opened and the lights focused, four beautiful girls in uniform but different styles walked onto the stage, immediately breaking Li Nian’s inherent prejudice.

Oh…it feels pretty normal…

The bassist with a cold expression gives people a feeling that he is more handsome than cute, which is quite consistent with the image given by the rock band. However, the petite drummer with a gentle look and the guitarist standing in the front of the stage with a bright smile and waving to the audience, only give people a healing feeling… But what about the remaining girl who is also a guitarist? She looks so scared that her soul is about to vomit. Why is that?

Gogen’s eyes widened, and he could tell at a glance that it was a PTSD attack: “That, that is… the reaction of being frightened by the crowd of people who gathered like garbage!”

“…We are also part of this garbage-like crowd. Thank you. Are you talking about the one on the right? Are you sure that’s a reaction to social phobia?”

“Absolutely. As a fellow social phobic, my scent sensing can’t be wrong!”

“That’s a really convincing reason… Tsk tsk, other people with social anxiety can form a band, they are so much better than you, I feel like I’ve learned something new.”

“…I was also scared when a socially anxious person joined a band. Isn’t that where the popular people gather?”

It seems that she is also a famous person in the school. Someone in the audience has already shouted “Kita Kita!” and received a wave of response from the enthusiastic girl. Someone else shouted “Here~Here~Xiao Bochi”. It turned out to be a strange woman who was shaking a bottle of wine and had a dazed look. It was obvious that she had been drunk during the day… Li Nian didn’t know how this drunkard was allowed in by the security guards. At this time, she thought they were calling Hikigaya’s dead fish eyes, but it seemed that they were calling the girl who was scared by the big scene. Judging from her reaction, she was finally called back to her senses.

Li Nian was sharp-eyed and didn’t miss the detail of the child trembling all over. She was immediately worried whether this child who seemed to have social anxiety could really perform in front of others?

However, the girl’s companions seemed accustomed to it and were not too worried about their companions’ condition. Kita gave a brief introduction to the band, letting them know that this band composed of high school girls was actually performing a serious live show outside. After that, they exchanged glances, and after the drummer tapped the drumsticks a few times in rhythm, the entire band simply began to play the first song.

【It’s all the weather’s fault~

Whether it’s this feeling of embarrassment or fatigue

The sun just hides and pretends to be confused

The crowded train is shaking and clanging

The passing emergency train

A cloud without an outline, try to find an expression for it…】

Under Li Nian’s gaze, as soon as the performance began, the child who made people a little worried lowered his head and his eyes fell on his guitar. When he began to play, his whole demeanor changed. The action of plucking the strings lightly looked free and focused, as if he had suddenly become another person. Seeing this, Li Nian knew that his worries were unnecessary.

So I concentrated on listening to the music.

It’s by no means a professional-level performance, but it still feels good, especially the lyrics that go along with the music. Li Nian likes it inexplicably; this lazy and slow feeling is exactly what he wants.

Li Nian had never been to a band live before. Being there in person was different from just listening to the music through headphones. She felt shocked. Watching the group playing hard on the stage, she felt touched not only in her hearing but in all her five senses. It was a unique enjoyment.

“That’s great.”

Li Nian sighed unconsciously and relaxed his body, enjoying this song that he had heard unexpectedly and that he liked.

The same was true for Wu Geng and others. Unlike Li Nian who relaxed, the girls unconsciously straightened their backs, stared with their eyes, and listened very attentively.

The following songs maintained the same style and did not disappoint Li Nian.

Apparently, it wasn’t just them; the entire audience felt the same way. The cheers after each song grew louder and the atmosphere became more heated.

To achieve this effect, it was obviously a very successful band performance.

Unfortunately, each performance group was allocated limited time. When singing the fourth song, the lead singer made a declaration before the end: “Thank you all for your love. This is the last song after this, and I hope you all like it.”

Moreover, some minor accidents occurred that would only happen in real life.

Chapter 506: The performance with frequent surprises is more interesting

Li Nian was listening happily when she suddenly noticed the disappearance of the accompaniment guitar sound in the music. She opened her half-closed eyes and looked over in confusion, and saw that the socially anxious guitarist on the right had stopped playing.

Li Nian narrowed his eyes and took a closer look. He found that the girl was holding a broken string in her hand…Ah? The string was broken?

Damage to musical instruments during performances…does it have a big impact?

It seemed to be very big. Li Nian, who had excellent vision, could clearly see that this poor socially anxious lady had completely frozen in place.

The originally focused and excellent performance state was suddenly interrupted. It seemed that there was no way to deal with the broken strings for the time being. The girl could not keep calm. The tiny body began to tremble like a sieve and looked around in panic. This made the people who saw this scene remember again that this person seemed to have a serious social anxiety.

Ah… people with social anxiety need to improvise when accidents happen during performances…

Li Nian felt sorry for her and wondered whether he should do something to transfer his magic power and continue playing the strings by making his imagination materialize.

But before he decided to do so, the other kids in the band looked towards the position where the guitarist’s voice suddenly disappeared and discovered the situation.

But they never stopped playing, except that the lead singer suddenly started a guitar solo, temporarily supporting the entire performance on his own.

Li Nian was stunned. Although he didn’t know much about music, he intuitively felt that the lead singer seemed to have performed at a level far beyond his previous performance.

After listening to the previous few songs, in his opinion, although there are two guitarists in this band, the one with social phobia is actually the one who supports the performance from beginning to end. The lead singer also takes care of the singing, and the sound of the guitar playing is more like a background board, soft and not so prominent. Obviously, he still focuses on the division of labor of the lead singer.

So was this solo something that was planned beforehand or was it just an impromptu performance? It seems to be the latter.

Undoubtedly, this action gave his companion some time to breathe. The socially anxious guitarist stared blankly at his fellow lead singer who suddenly started a guitar solo for a while, then he suddenly came to his senses and seemed to have figured out a solution. He actually grabbed a bottle on the ground – it seemed to be the one thrown away by the drunkard after drinking.

The unethical behavior provided the girl with a great prop at this time. The girl used the bottle to press the strings and also connected with the end of the lead singer’s solo at the perfect time. She also sang a song as if in response, sliding out a low, continuous and beautiful melody.

Although Li Nianyou didn’t understand, he was shocked and wondered what a cool thing it was that a wine bottle could be used to play the guitar. Apparently, he was not the only one who had the same idea, and many people exclaimed in amazement.

Anyway, the socially anxious guitarist took this opportunity to return to the performance. The sudden broken string accident happened at the end of the song. This little episode finally did not affect the overall look and feel of the performance. It was covered up by the band members’ improvisation. The whole song ended safely, and the audience felt that they had seen a funny scene, and they burst into thunderous applause and cheers.

“Sparassi!” Isayama was one of the people who excitedly cheered and clapped with the crowd.

“So there is this kind of rock music? In that case, I’d like to find some songs to listen to.”

Rock music is not Kasumigaoka’s favorite type of music, but the band’s performance still makes Kasumigaoka feel very comfortable, and she starts clapping her hands gently.

“Yeah… So this is what live performance feels like. It’s a very new experience for me. I’d like to go check it out if I have the chance in the future.” Kato let out a breath, and only then did he relax his tense body and feel pretty good.

“The performance was just OK.” Wu Geng’s tone was very high, and his evaluation was full of frank praise. He also noticed the previous accident: “But they were able to handle the broken string well, which is a bonus. Is it called the Bond Band? Didn’t you say they were active in Shimokitazawa?”

The atmosphere at the scene was very good. The band’s performance came to an end, and there was still some time left. The band members who had completed the entire performance looked very happy. The petite girl who played the drums shouted in a trembling voice, “Thank you all for your kindness!” People couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

Some people seemed to be very impressed by the last part of the slide rock after the broken strings, and shouted to cheer for the socially anxious guitarist who had been silent. Seeing this, the lead singer happily handed the microphone to this companion who had been silent, giving her a chance to say a few words.

Li Nian thought that this was a heartwarming scene that reflected beautiful friendship, but Wu Geng’s expression changed.

“This girl! She actually let someone with social anxiety make an impromptu speech without any preparation! Aren’t they afraid that her brain will freeze?”

“Ah?” Li Nian was originally curious about what interesting things this silent guitarist would say, but he also felt that even if he had social phobia, it wouldn’t be to the extent that Wu Geng said, right?

Then I saw the guitarist’s pupils shaking, and it seemed like his brain froze for a few seconds before he continued to remain silent.

When Li Nian thought that she would be speechless and the atmosphere would become awkward…

I don’t know what kind of change of thought she went through, but she suddenly started running.

As Li Nian watched, she ran to the edge of the stage, and then…she just opened her arms and jumped?!

It was a very handsome jumping posture, but Li Nian had no idea what he was doing. He just knew that it would be painful if his face landed on the wooden floor, so he rushed out without thinking. Needless to say, his reaction and speed were so good that he jumped over a distance of more than ten meters, and then used inertia to slide to his knees and at least he caught the person before his face hit the ground.

Because this leap of faith was too sudden, except for Li Nian who didn’t react at all, there was silence. Only Li Nian knelt down and looked up at the girl who caught the ball, staring at her in silence.

The jump and catch were quite beautiful, and the pose was somewhat artistic. After watching quietly for a few seconds, the audience seemed to think that the two had done a good job, and there was thunderous applause and cheers.