Riki and Rikki Return to the BanG Dream! World (cont.)

"Of course I was joking. How could I fight empty-handed? Of course I'd use a baseball bat to hammer nails."

"Absolutely! We can't do that!"

Shiina Riki glared at Riki, annoyed.

"Yes, Rikki."

After finishing breakfast, Riki and Shiina Riki set off for the concert hall on their electric scooter. At the entrance, Shiina Riki encouraged herself for a long time before finally taking her first steps.

"I thought you were going to give yourself a big shout like the heroine in a morning drama before going in," Riki said.

"I'm not stupid. Shouting in a place like this will make me look rude, and... it will embarrass you," Shiina Riki said softly.

"It's alright, we've reached the bottom of the valley, whichever way we go, it's all going uphill," Riki said.

"You should pay more attention to your reputation!"

"What, are you angry?!"

Riki was puzzled.

The magical conch shell told me, why is Rikki angry?

Shiina Riki and muttered, "It's nothing."

So, you're going to be the riddle solver, right?

Be careful, I might embrace great fortune and leave you with lifelong regrets.

As they entered the backstage area of the concert hall, Riki and Shiina Riki saw the Little fairy who had caused trouble not far away. The girl snorted, glanced at Riki and Shiina Riki beside her, and then turned back to chat and laugh with her companion.

I was so grateful to see a fairy as soon as I walked in!

"Sit down and rest for a bit. The vice principal is probably in the lobby talking to the other school's leaders. He won't be back for at least an hour. He'll definitely be done talking before he comes down," Riki said.

Shiina Riki was restless and couldn't hear what Riki was saying. She just looked at the students around her who were about to go on stage. They were not only from Haicheng University but also from other schools. They all looked very impressive, and some of them were wearing star badges on their chests.

Shiina Riki noticed that the girl who had clashed with her and Riki was also wearing two, and they were pinned to her chest. Such a conspicuous position must mean they were important items.

"What is that?" Shiina Riki asked.

Riki glanced at it and said, "Oh, that's Music Star. Have you seen 'Spy x Family'? It's just like the star Anya got in the movie. It's really cool. Only people who have won major music awards get this kind of star."

Shiina Riki frowned. Although she disliked that girl, it was clear that even the top 16 were much stronger than her.

He's about three... four years older than her, I guess?

They should be a third- or fourth-year student.

The minds of college students at this age have completely deteriorated, and the spark in their eyes certainly doesn't seem as sharp as that of freshmen and sophomores.

"Do you have one?" Shiina Riki asked, regretting it as soon as she said it. If Riki had one, she should have put it on too. She shouldn't have poked Riki's wound.

"Give it to me and I'll take it," Riki said instinctively.

"Be serious!"

"Sorry, sorry, I thought it was CS," Riki said. "I do have these things, about seven or eight, but I've just left them in the closet at home, they're so heavy."

Shiina Riki paused for a moment, then glanced at the people present. There were at most three on her chest, and they were still much larger than that annoying girl's. A smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

We're still the better team.

"Are you not nervous now?" Riki asked with a smile.

"It's hard to be nervous when I'm with you." Shiina Riki hummed, but she did feel a little more relaxed. Suddenly, she looked to the side and saw several young students selling fruit backstage, walking towards her.

"Riki, want to buy some bananas? They're 50 cents each. Don't say you lost because you didn't eat bananas."

"Are you alluding to the four-time champions?" Riki said, "This stuff is too cheap. Take my advice, from now on, I, Secretary Lu, will lead the villagers of Tazhai... no, Haicheng University, to grow something that makes money."

"Hey, what are you doing..."

I said cherries.

"This is fine... Here, have some bananas."

Shiina Riki had a banana stuffed into her hand and looked at Riki with a puzzled expression.

"The team is getting free supplies, and the school on the other side is our sister school, so we have to go all out," Riki said.

Shiina Riki ate with peace of mind after hearing this.

Yeah, mine is bigger than a banana.

Shiina Riki watched as the others started going on stage and gradually fell silent. However, when she saw that annoying girl come off the stage and look at them smugly, her face darkened again.

Shiina Riki was rushing to practice, and she would feel guilty for the rest of her life if she made a mistake.

Finally, they arrived. Shiina Riki looked at Riki with a tense expression.

"Go!"

Riki smiled at her and went on stage with the rest of the band members.

"Wow, so many people..."

After Shiina Riki went on stage, she couldn't help but whisper to Riki.

Although she had seen performances here before, the feeling on stage and off stage was completely different; the dense crowd made her nervous again.

But looking at Riki, she resolved to believe him.

The Little fairy on the side of the stage watched Riki and Shiina Riki go on stage. She thought Rikki would mess up at this time, but she didn't expect her to be so resilient and not make any mistakes in the song.

Would you like a banana?

"No!" the Little fairy cried out in anger.

Shiina Riki wiped her sweat, bowed and stepped off the stage with Riki, still feeling very excited.

She really did it.

That's fantastic, Rikki.

Of course, it wasn't without flaws, but Riki and his team rescued them in time.

"Thank you, Riki, for allowing me to step onto a stage I never imagined I would be on," Shiina Riki said with a light smile to Riki.

She knew her own limitations; she knew she would never be able to reach such a stage, so... even if it was just once, it would be the most beautiful memory of her life.

Was it satisfied in one go?

Is their combat strength really that weak?

Just as Riki was about to speak, he saw the Little fairy walk over angrily, glaring at Riki and saying, "Don't think you won just because your teammate was good."

Tell me, who is completely innocent, who did their best, and who is to blame?

Brothers, rate it!

"Riki still has me as a burden, and you still managed to win? Doesn't that just prove you're even more useless?" Shiina Riki was already annoyed, said.

A girls' battle erupted backstage, and foreign language students immediately rushed over to act as translators for the Imperial Army.

As for why they supported Rikki, firstly, it was because they were Riki's companions, and secondly, they weren't blind; Rikki is a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, and she's ten times prettier than any of the popular Little fairy.

"Even if... it's useless, it's still better than you!" the Little fairy said to Shiina Riki.

Shiina Riki pursed her lips; what the other person said was true.

At this moment, Shiina Riki suddenly noticed Riki standing in front of her, speaking gently to the Little fairy: "Big sister, it's fine if you scold me, I know you're unhappy, and that's how it is for the rest of your life. But what do you mean by attacking my friend? Her future is limitless. I can't say she'll definitely be more capable than you, but her character will definitely be better than yours... Give me some face and apologize."

Riki felt she had already given T0 a lot of face, the evidence being that the other party was still able to speak.

"I apologize?!" she exclaimed in disbelief.

Of course she refused; she didn't believe Riki would dare hit her.

Riki glanced at the classmate next to her.

"Riki, you messed up in the mid lane last time, and I suddenly remembered that and I'm really annoyed. Let me have a turn!"

"And me too! You stole my tissues, didn't you?!"

Riki said to the Little fairy, "If a fight breaks out and I accidentally hit you, it won't be my fault, right?"

The Little fairy felt a little guilty under the watchful eyes of those around her, and her companions also took a few steps back in fear. They had heard that the people from Haicheng University were barbarians and difficult to get along with, and today it seemed that this was indeed the case.

"I... I apologize."

Seeing that the other party had no choice but to back down, Riki turned and ran away.

Sigh, another insignificant enemy has been slain.

Riki turned to look at Shiina Riki and found that she seemed to be in a bad mood, standing there in a daze.

As night fell, the stars appeared in the sky.

Riki and Shiina Riki rode their bicycles home. Don't ask where the electric scooter went; it was ridden away by some office worker on their way home from work.

Riki rode her bicycle and glanced to the side, noticing that Shiina Riki still seemed absent-minded.

"What's wrong? Were you hurt by her words? You really should have given her a beating," Riki said.

"Hitting people is wrong," Shiina Riki said.

So when Crychic disbanded, you grabbed my Sakiko's collar?

However, she did make a mistake by being the riddle teller.

Riki's main principle is fairness and justice. Even if Sakiko is wrong, he will be judged severely!

The court ruled that Sakiko should be my wife for life.

Shiina Riki sighed deeply and whispered, "I think she's right. Compared to you, my sister, and Sakiko, I'm far inferior. What she said is correct."

"Is that so?" Riki glanced at her; Shiina Riki's eyes were filled with dejection and frustration.

"But the band will still continue. Even if the lyrics are bad, at least we don't have to compare ourselves to Roselia and the others. We're just a high school band, we don't need to be that good," Shiina Riki added.

She spoke, but her tone grew increasingly dejected.

It's like trying to convince myself.

"Brake--"

Shiina Riki bumped into Riki's back unexpectedly, frowning and asking, "Why did you suddenly brake?"

Riki pointed to the night sky and said, "Stars."

"Aren't stars everywhere...? Ah."

Shiina Riki looked up in astonishment and saw the night sky filled with stars, as well as the glittering star in Riki's hand, complete with a ribbon. It was the same star that the annoying girl wore on her chest, a very valuable star.

"This is today's star, which we captured together. It's yours."

Shiina Riki hurriedly caught the star that Riki tossed to her, and looking at the exquisitely crafted star in her hand, she couldn't help but say, "This is for you."

"Then I'll give you half of this. Keep it safe."

"Don't just talk to yourself!" Shiina Riki couldn't help but say.

Riki smiled and continued pedaling forward on her bicycle.

The bicycle felt a little heavier, because it carried with it the joy in Rikki's heart.

That night, Riki lay down in her blankets and slowly fell asleep. Today was another pleasant day; all she wanted to do was find Sakiko and Su Shi.

I wonder how things are going on their end.

He slowly fell asleep, but in his sleep he felt something was wrong. The smell in my room was off. Although I occasionally wear Mai-senpai's collaboration perfume, that scent is a subtle fragrance, unlike this one which is so fresh and light.

Riki opened her eyes and saw sunlight and the clear chirping of birds coming from outside the window.

This doesn't look like my room. That perfect computer... Is this Rikki's room?!

Riki was stunned for a moment, then what should I do now...?