Chapter 38: Transforming into an Idol 9

Things continued to be a complete mess. First, they started arguing fiercely over who should be the lead vocalist. The privileged young lady, Shou Tianshan, demanded the position as her absolute right, but Luo Qing also wanted to fight for it. Luo Qing felt she was much more suited for the role than the young lady, whose vocal style was predominantly sweet.

Yun Ruolan was also vying for the spot. Her voice, much like her appearance, was neutral and gender-neutral. Furthermore, Ye Shao and Ke Tian were bickering over who would get the drum set. Seeing yet another argument about to erupt, Muyin felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness. Should she just give up on this performance? But doing that would instantly drop her grade level to 10, and her headline account would be banned accordingly.

"Alright, stop fighting! We haven't even decided what song to perform yet, so what is the point of arguing here?" Seeing that no one else was willing to step in and take charge, Muyin had to swallow her growing irritation and intervene.

The priority was to select a song first, then head to the recording studio to test everyone's vocal ranges before dividing the rest of the roles. What good was arguing right now? "Once we've chosen the song, we can go to the recording studio and let the instructor help us assign the parts."

"Fine, then. But no matter what song we pick, I am going to be the lead vocalist," Shou Tianshan conceded reluctantly.

Then—then they started arguing all over again about which song to choose. Although rock music fell under a single broad category, there were still distinct sub-genres, primarily driven by the differing meanings within the lyrics. They started bickering over this exact point. Muyin didn't even want to say anything anymore; she just let them fight it out. After all, she didn't know much about the music of this world anyway.

She walked aside and pulled up a list of songs categorized under rock, listening to them one by one. Some she liked, others she didn't. She had already heard the tracks they were debating, each having its own unique characteristics. Forget it, she wouldn't get involved. *Sigh*, she hadn't expected Luo Qing to be so fiercely competitive. Watching Luo Qing argue her case with reasoned logic, Muyin shook her head.

"You guys discuss it. Any song is fine with me, I'm heading out first," Muyin said, standing up to leave as she watched them still locked in debate.

"Wait, I'm leaving too. It doesn't matter to me which song is chosen," Li Huan also stood up, preparing to depart.

"Wait, you're both part of this group, how can you just walk away?" Shou Tianshan immediately demanded, though her eyes were fixed entirely on Li Huan, making it clear she didn't care about Muyin at all.

Upon turning around and seeing this scene, Muyin simply turned back and continued walking away. "Hey, you, stop right there! I said you aren't allowed to leave!" Shou Tianshan hadn't cared about Muyin in the first place, but seeing her show such blatant disrespect made her instantly displeased, and she shouted loudly.

Muyin ignored her completely. Remembering that she had no cultural classes today, she decided to head out and look around. This time, she was much more cautious, trying her best to avoid alleys and sparsely populated areas.

After all, there were quite a few hoodlums around. Muyin had another purpose in coming out: to figure out a way to make some money. The original owner's family truly wasn't giving her any pocket money anymore. Although the dance itself didn't have strict requirements, she still needed to prepare a proper outfit.

*Sigh*, why did everything feel so out of sorts ever since she arrived in this world? Even physical combat arts were difficult to train in, forcing her to rely on eating to replenish her energy. This world had energy, but it wasn't spiritual energy; rather, it was the kind of energy that allowed people to transform. Unfortunately, she couldn't absorb that kind of energy at present, or rather, her body was simply incompatible with it.

As expected, it was a foreign energy. Physical combat arts were known for being able to absorb the vast majority of various energies and convert them into power to strengthen the physique—this was why physical combat arts could be practiced in almost any world, as long as energy existed.

Yet in this world, although energy was present, she couldn't absorb spiritual energy or other energies from the atmosphere. Every time she tried, she only absorbed that foreign energy, which refused to stay inside her body and could only linger for a brief moment at most. Therefore, the claim that clothes could only transform if they belonged exclusively to her was absolute nonsense.

In truth, after five or six days when the energy dissipated, they became completely useless, and using them again required drawing fresh blood. She had certainly considered grabbing the clothes with her hands during transformation, but for some reason, that didn't work either. Muyin suspected this might have something to do with bloodlines.

"Wow, it's Xie Bin, ahhhhh!"

"It really is Xie Bin! Hurry up, Xie Bin, I love you, ahhhhh!"

"Ahhhhh, it's Xie Bin!"

As she strolled through the commercial district wondering how to earn some living expenses, a sudden wave of screams erupted nearby, nearly startling Muyin. It took her a moment to process what they were shouting.

Xie Bin? Wasn't he the male protagonist she had suspected? Come to think of it, as long as she kept an eye on the male lead and watched which females crossed his path, she would likely find the female protagonist. Since she hadn't discovered the female lead yet, Muyin was getting a bit anxious; she couldn't just waste time in this world for nothing.

Driven by curiosity, she couldn't help looking over. She spotted a tall boy standing head and shoulders above the circle of surrounding girls. He must have been over 190 centimeters tall, making him extremely conspicuous among girls whose heights were generally under 170 centimeters. A cold expression was plastered across his face, clearly showing his displeasure at being cornered like this.

Muyin frowned, suddenly realizing a problem. Although she had previously guessed that Xie Yun was the male protagonist, even at this close distance, she didn't sense any male protagonist halo radiating from the boy. This made Muyin harbor some doubts.

Could it be that once the plot entered the third generation, it became even harder to identify the male and female leads? The second-generation male lead had been like this, but this time it was obvious the female lead was posing the same challenge. If that was the case, things would become troublesome. How was she supposed to find both of them and tear them apart?

Because of this discovery, she instantly lost interest in paying attention to Xie Yun. She wondered if she should take advantage of the fact that this world was governed by foreign energy, and use her abilities to forge a magical artifact capable of detecting the halos of the male and female leads.

"Xie Yun, would you like to go out for a meal with me?"

"Brother Xie, can I treat you to dinner?"

Having trapped Xie Yun in the center, a few of the bolder girls began pushing their luck. Although Xie Yun enjoyed high popularity, it was due to his talent and appearance. As a student in the Combat Academy, he wasn't a public figure, and naturally, he couldn't just drive them away by force.

Just as Xie Yun was about to speak, he caught sight of a girl up ahead who had been looking at him before suddenly lowering her head and walking away. He had noticed her earlier, initially assuming she was just another obsessive fan. However, unlike the others, her gaze lacked any trace of blind infatuation—it was merely appreciative. Acting on a sudden impulse, he broke through the encirclement in a few strides and grabbed Muyin.

Muyin was yanked to a halt and felt momentarily dazed. Recovering her senses, she turned to see Xie Yun holding her arm, and opened her mouth to speak: "Um—"

"Sorry, the person I'm waiting for has already arrived. I don't have time to have dinner with you all, so please leave. If you continue to block my path, I will treat this as a violation of personal freedom and deal with it accordingly." As a reserve superhuman warrior, he possessed a certain authority to detain people. Of course, he couldn't abuse it either; he was merely issuing a warning.