The Culture Festival Begins, and Outside Guests Arrive! 8k! (Continued)

After all, there's a saying that it takes ten years of practice to achieve three minutes of performance on stage.

Although Hachiman and the others did not achieve that, they had all worked hard for the past two weeks.

There were just some minor issues during the rehearsal of my own project.

That means they basically have no experience.

I felt a bit lost when I got on stage. I hadn't even thought about how to interact with the audience or how to get them emotionally engaged.

Previously, Ichinose was worried that her mistakes would affect the entire team.

Of course, now that the problem has arisen, even if it doesn't ultimately occur, we still need to consider preparing for unforeseen circumstances.

Then there's the positioning, posture, coordination, and so on during the performance.

"I think we can imitate a group and refer to their arrangements. Then there's the interaction during the performance."

Yukino made a suggestion.

Choose a group with a similar number of performers and style, and then imitate their performance on stage.

"Imitation is indeed the most efficient method right now," Hachiman said. "However, I've done some preparation on this point, and I can request some guidance."

Guidance...?

Keep in mind that this is a performance in front of everyone, going on stage, shining brightly, with lights shining on you, and you have to showcase your skills.

Then very quickly.

Everyone saw the Matoba mentorship that Hachiman applied for.

A girl with big, slightly rustic purple pigtails.

Wearing red-rimmed glasses, she looked somewhat timid.

"Sakura- san?" Ichinose certainly knew Sakura.

"Airy Sakura from Second Year Class D." It seems that Yukino Yukinoshita has memorized the names and photos of all the students in the school.

I recognized Sakura immediately.

However, it would be better if she could express this information less directly and more plainly.

Did Sakura feel pressured because she didn't see her like this?

"Actually, we're planning to perform at the Cultural Festival, but we have no experience," Hachiman said to Sakura, who seemed uneasy as soon as they entered the music store.

Sakura is definitely a loyal friend.

Judging from her current nervous state, she is not good at dealing with this situation.

But the fact that he hasn't run away yet shows he's a really good person.

Ichika remained quiet.

She had no performance experience, and even her experience watching other groups perform was limited.

After all, they had been staying in the White Room all along.

Therefore, this is an area she is not very good at, so learning from the experience of her predecessors is the best solution.

So she decided to do whatever Hachiman Hikigaya told her to do.

To Xiao Ichika's surprise, Sakura Airi, who seemed somewhat uneasy and even a little introverted and had been invited by Hachiman Hikigaya Airy Sakura, actually offered a lot of advice. She provided assistance with the interaction methods she knew, how to guide the audience's emotions, how to make it the grand finale, and how to choose and arrange everyone's attire.

So.

She looks like a plain and introverted girl.

Is the result that of an experienced person?

The students at this school are indeed quite interesting.

"Sakura, thank you so much. You came in handy this time," Hachiman said.

"No, it's nothing, it's just that I happen to know." Sakura's cheeks were slightly flushed, as if she was quite satisfied that she could be of use.

"Is it alright for this to take up your time?" Hachiman continued.

Because Sakura is now in charge of guidance, she will also come to participate in their rehearsals.

Once or twice is fine, but this has happened four or five times already, which is taking up a lot of the other person's time.

"No, no problem, because the projects in the class are... quite scattered."

"Then..."

"Probably, probably at the bottom."

Yes.

The average students in Second Year Class D didn't have much hope for this exam.

It was initially suggested by the group of glamorous girls in the class, namely Karuizawa, that they could open a maid cafe.

This is an advantage for the class, because their class has the largest number of beautiful girls in the entire school.

It will naturally attract popularity.

Even the usually aloof Horikita was willing to cooperate with the class.

But.

When it came to distributing profits according to work, the company went bankrupt. The boys wanted to split the sales revenue from the Cultural Festival equally.

This was naturally rejected by the girls, because they were the ones who acted cute to lure customers in and spend money, so why should their income be reduced and then shared?

This led to a situation where everyone acted independently, and even Hirata couldn't persuade them otherwise.

It turned into a class splitting into several small teams, and then, according to the rules, a class could hold several projects.

So they each went on to work on their own projects.

A class that is not united will definitely not get a good ranking.

So Yukimura's tutoring group seemed to still want to try, but Haruka Hasebe and Miyake simply chose to give up and prepared to participate in the Cultural Festival as guests.

Instead of focusing on sales revenue.

With no one to support him, Yukimura could only go with the flow. He could only passively become a guest at the Cultural Festival, contributing to the revenue of other classes.

According to Kushida's explanation.

Last month's Special Exam was unanimously agreed upon by everyone. Yukimura took the initiative to speak out, but he couldn't convince anyone. In the end, it was Kanji Ike who stubbornly voted against his own decision to drop out of school, which resulted in the class losing points.

Most students rejected Kanji Ike's actions, but some blamed Yukimura for the outcome.

In other words...

Yukimura is now worried about being expelled from school, so he wants to maintain a small group.

They look so pitiful.

Back when Hachiman was in Horikita's class, he could get Yukimura's support without paying or spending anything, because he knew that Yukimura might be the only person in that class who had an independent goal of Class A.

But.

Yukimura is a top student, but he is not outstanding in other aspects. Even in terms of thinking and interpersonal skills, he is only at a third level.

However, he is a top student, which means he has a future and the opportunity to go to a good university through exams, giving him a good chance of not leaving.

However, judging from the current situation...

In theory, one should be able to gain experience in dealing with society in advance at this school.

However, there are also people who... after hitting walls everywhere, can't get back up, or are even passively changed to a worse state.

So.

I just hope that after hitting walls everywhere, Yukimura won't be completely unable to get back up.

"So you don't have any other plans right now, would you like to come up on stage with us?" Hachiman invited Sakura.

"No, I'd rather not." But Sakura quickly refused, lacking confidence.

Although she thought sparkling things looked nice, she knew she couldn't pull it off.

Is that so?

That's such a shame.

Sakura still didn't truly understand herself and lacked self-confidence.

Since Hachiman actually found Sakura's camera, he knows that Sakura looks plain on the outside but is actually a super beautiful girl. However, Sakura didn't tell him, so he'll just pretend he doesn't know.

At the same time.

While I think it would be great if Sakura became more confident, I also find Sakura a bit timid and Hachiman right now quite adorable.

"Hachiman Hikigaya."

At that moment, Chabashira-sensei's voice rang out.

Because it's a rehearsal.

So naturally, it wasn't just Hachiman and his group; the teacher also cooperated.

Since Chabashira was specifically summoned by Hachiman, he naturally had to take responsibility. So he quickly headed to Chabashira-sensei's place.

Chabashira-sensei is going to sing "Castleroom," a very powerful song.

Of course, if it were a nuclear explosion anthem, the effect would be even better, but Chabashira-sensei wouldn't do that.

Then she can only choose songs that she knows and can sing.

"..." Ichika.

Meanwhile, Ichika had been quietly absorbing the learning experience, but just now she seemed to have heard Hachiman Hikigaya invite Sakura to also come on stage.

Could it be that Sakura- senpai actually has something special about her?

Indeed.

She has an incredible figure.

But.

It seems a bit rustic. Or perhaps, Hachiman Hikigaya is actually a kind person and wants to give Sakura a makeover?

Indeed.

Sakura is very good at things like being on stage, performing, and shining.

If it's related to her major, she could have a good career path in that field. However, she's currently a senior in Class D, and graduating from Class D doesn't guarantee a future.

"Um, Sakura," Ichika student, said with a cute expression. "There's a crack in your glasses."

"Cracked? Is it cracked?"

Sakura seemed very surprised and quickly took off her glasses.

She is aware of her own appearance; if her glasses crack and fall off, her true face will be exposed.

And it has already been exposed.

"..." Ichika.

"Thanks to Sakura's help this time, I personally want to give her a pair of glasses," Ichika said quickly.

At the same time, I confirmed it in my mind.

Sakura definitely has something special. Ichika had seen Hikigaya- Hachiman Hikigaya without his glasses, and he had a completely different style with them on.

Wearing glasses is a plus for them.

But for Sakura, it was completely the opposite.

"No, no need," Sakura quickly shook her head.

Then I put my glasses back on. I guess I felt a little uneasy because I had just seen a scratch on the lens, so I decided to change them.

She doesn't like to show herself off in front of others or get attention from them; it bothers her.

So she actually felt quite at ease knowing that she was often ignored because of her low profile.

In this way.

Sakura quickly headed to the Shopping Street to change her glasses.