章 44: Hard Work Payoff

I turned off the lights of the storage room before opening the door that led into the café. I glanced outside, only to see dim rays of sunlight passing through the narrow gap between the windows and the closed shutters. I could barely see anything else.

"We are going," I told Miki through my glasses.

"Understood," he replied.

A second later, the orchestral track faded out. The crowd cheered for a few seconds before falling completely silent. I signaled the girls to follow me with my hand and stepped outside the storage room. I made sure that they were behind me before walking through the narrow corridor. No claps nor whistles sounded yet, meaning they hadn't seen the girls.

I reached Aya, Tomokazu, and Miki, who stood in the corridor. The platform could already be seen, so I pointed at it with my finger to guide the girls. They rushed towards it, not even looking me in the face.