Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 39

“There’s nothing we can do. The player’s circuits are completely fried,” a technician was explaining as Juniper arrived backstage. “It’ll take hours to fix.”

“Hours?” a staff member next to him paced anxiously. “We can’t make the judges wait that long!”

They were all important figures in the district; they couldn't afford to offend them.

“Director Damaso, how about this?” someone else interjected casually. “It’s just a private school, not that important. She can either dance without music or get off the stage. The rest of the acts are all live instrumental performances anyway, so they don’t need the player.”

Damaso checked the program. Aurora High, was it? He’d heard their enrollment was so poor the school was set to close next year. Whether they performed or not was inconsequential. The following schools, however, were all top high schools. They couldn't be slighted.

“Alright, then just have her—” The director thought the suggestion was reasonable and was about to give the order.

“Who says she has no music?”

A clear, icy voice cut in from behind them.

The director and the other staff members all turned around. They saw a girl in an Aurora High uniform and a baseball cap, one hand in her pocket, her gaze sharp and cold. Even from a distance, and without seeing her full face, they could feel the powerful presence she commanded.

Huh? Aurora High had a student with such an impressive aura?

“What do you mean by that, young lady?” Damaso asked, confused.

The technician also stared at her, a flicker of panic in his eyes. Don't tell me she can actually fix it?

“All the instruments on stage are usable, right?” Juniper asked as she took off her school jacket and rolled up the sleeves of her sweatshirt.

“Yes, they are,” Damaso nodded, still bewildered. The drum kit, piano, violins, cellos, electric guitars… the cultural center was fully equipped to accommodate student performances.

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