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"Even so, why is it that only that boy stands out so much, and he's not wearing a stage outfit? That's so strange. Is this a newly formed band?"
Ai Yin and the others listened to the audience members talking amongst themselves.
At this moment, Ai-yin's feelings were somewhat complicated, and she even began to worry about the new band. She couldn't help but ask the little lamp next to her, "Hey, isn't that Hatsune Miku the guitarist? Can she be the lead singer?"
Xiaodeng simply watched the masked blonde girl on stage quietly and gently shook her head: "I don't know... but she's the lead singer chosen by Saki-chan."
Ai Yin paused slightly, wondering if Xiao Deng would feel lonely.
Xiangzi, who once asked others to form his own band, has now found someone else to be the lead singer.
Even if you know that the suffering is over, it's like suddenly encountering your ex being intimate with a new partner on the street. That feeling probably wouldn't be pleasant.
On stage, Xiangzi, also wearing a mask, said softly, "Everyone, although this is a temporary performance, I don't want to tarnish the name of 'Ave Mujica'. If you want to quit, you still have a chance now."
"Huh? What are you still talking about now?" Miao Mengqin said confidently. Although everyone had their own things to do after returning to Tokyo and didn't have time to practice together, it didn't mean that Yutenji Wakana had become lax with herself.
“I’m fine with it too,” Hatsune said naturally. After all, she was a professional. Although she was constantly getting the short end of the stick at the Toyokawa family’s house, on stage, she was still the radiant “Mitsubara Hatsune.”
"I'll try my best to perform adequately as a substitute," Banami shrugged lightly.
"Smug..." Xiangzi rolled her eyes at him, but she knew he was doing it for their sake, not wanting the bassist to think that Ave Mujica no longer needed her.
"Hurry up..." Little Cucumber suddenly said.
"Eh? Xiao Mu, you..." Xiangzi was slightly surprised.
"Hurry up and start, I'm about to..." He was about to burst out laughing.
The moment he touched the strings again after so long, a strong emotion and impulse spread through Wakaba Mutsumi's heart.
Right now, she seems to have a lot of emotions that she wants to express through Ai Yin's guitar.
"What are we waiting for, everyone? Let's begin our journey!"
Xiangzi took a deep breath, not forgetting why she had exchanged identities with Banami.
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"It's starting, it's starting."
"I always felt that they were different from ordinary bands."
Listening to what the audience nearby were saying, I wondered, were the other bands referring to MYGO?
Ai Yin thought to herself with some resentment, but then she heard Xiangzi's voice, which sounded like a theatrical recitation.
"Tonight's moon is a blood moon, and the pitiful souls dwelling in the discarded things of their masters (humanity) are about to awaken. Ah, pitiful, masterless souls, where will your salvation come from?"
Those words, which sounded like poetry, possessed a captivating magic, drawing the audience into their story (worldview).
Aine's eyes widened slightly as she looked at the masked girls on the stage. The black and red colors intertwined, making it seem as if every line of dialogue was meticulously crafted.
"Amoris," Xiangzi instructed.
“I have no fear of love.” Yutenji Wakana smiled and looked at Toyokawa Shoko, as if recalling the journey she had shared with the two of them.
"Mortis"
"I have no fear of death." Ruoye Mu's fingers trembled slightly, as if recalling the various scenes in that mental landscape.
"Doloris"
"I, do not fear sorrow." In Hatsune's mind, the image of the two people reaching out their hands to her on the island appeared.
Finally, Xiangzi said softly, "Oblivionis, I, do not fear forgetting."
As he said this, Xiangzi looked at the lost souls below the stage, or more accurately, the former members of the group "Bitter Comes and Bitters".
Let it begin; the dream in her heart has reached its budding moment.
"Wow, they're so formal."
"And this style is something I've never heard of before. Who are they? They're not even on the live performance list. Are they some new hidden talents that Rinrin-nee discovered?"
Aine stared blankly at the girls on the stage. They had never practiced together, yet why did they give off a feeling of... perfect harmony?
Is it just a misconception before the performance?
Suddenly, the sounds of strong metal-style drums, guitars, and keyboards intertwine.
Then, Ms. Doloris, standing in the lead vocalist's position, clicked her tongue in displeasure, like an arrogant queen.
"So...so handsome."
Ai Yin heard the girl next to her say excitedly.
The gothic metal-style prelude creates a dark, melancholic, and solemn atmosphere, evoking a heavy yet magnificent sense of pathos.
※A comical clown who complicates things.
※Adjust your waist corset
※I slightly raised my chin in the mirror
※Who can use makeup to create an even more alluring effect?
Actually, it's just to hide my true self.
"Huh?" Aine looked at the crowd performing on stage with some confusion.
Is there something wrong with her ears? The style and level of her performance don't seem like those of a fledgling band at all.
Amateur bands performing in RiNG are generally considered above average as long as they finish their songs without going off-key. Bands like MYGO, who performed their songs exceptionally well, would receive very good reviews in this live house.
But now, those girls on stage...
The audience at the live house was quickly immersed in their performance, as if they had entered a dark fairy tale world.
Is this the kind of performance they can really see for free in a live house like this?
※Let the water flow as if nothing happened
Still awake? Very awake!
※The fake daily life flows smoothly by
※In order to maintain indifference
On stage, Xiangzi was pressing the keyboard and controlling the overall rhythm, but her sharp ears soon noticed something was wrong.
Xiao Mu went berserk.
Xiao Mu, perhaps because she hadn't touched a guitar in a long time, is now letting loose on Ai Yin's guitar.
Heavy metals, refreshing.
Wow, that guitarist is amazing!
When Ai heard someone say that, she couldn't help but look at Wakaba Mutsu, or rather, at the guitar that belonged to Wakaba Mutsu in his hand.
It's clearly an ensemble performance, but it gives the feeling of a solo performance.
Aine clearly felt that her performance just now was even at a professional level, but now, watching Wakaba Mutsumi play the guitar...
So her guitar could produce this kind of tone?
Compared to that, her guitar playing just now, that proud solo, was practically like... a child playing with strings.
Only those who have never seen the sky with their own eyes become frogs in a well.
Because of her improved guitar skills, Aine realized the gap between herself and Wakaba Mutsu.
It's just like how Meow Dream was completely overwhelmed by Wakaba Mutsu's acting skills back then.
Now Ai Yin is also being crushed by Xiao Mu's long-sealed heavy metal guitar, and is even a little... heartbroken.
"I'm saying, could this guitarist be a professional?"
Ai Yin heard these voices from the audience.
"Ah, that boy playing bass is amazing too, he can actually hold up such a violent guitar."
Upon hearing this, Aine looked in surprise at Yana, who was slightly away from the girls and seemed to be just a supporting character.
Although the bassist is not particularly noticeable, he is the foundation of the entire work, blending the timbre of the whole band, whether it's the ferocious guitar or Xiangzi's gentle keyboard.
Or rather, it is precisely because of Banami that they can freely display their talents without worrying that the whole song will go astray.
Banami Yu's bass playing level far surpasses that of Nagasaki Motoyo, yet even so, there is no particularly special expression on his face, as if he has experienced the world and seen all kinds of beautiful music, and is rarely moved.
A question suddenly popped into Ai Yin's mind.
Will someone like Hanami really...really be moved by her performance of that caliber, and remember it deeply?
"Could they be professionals?" Finally, a viewer asked the question as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
※I am a pretender, up up up up, shake shake shake it up (I am an imposter, going all out and leaving everyone else in the dust)
And all you can do is blame the back view.
※The pretender goes all out and leaves everyone else in the dust.
※What a foolish farewell, loser, loser, loser
At this moment, Aine felt like a smug fool, and she remembered what Banami had said when she commented on her performance.
"not bad....."
I initially thought it was just his speaking style, but now I realize that it's the truth. To Banami, her self-proclaimed superb performance was nothing more than mediocre.
Even though she had given it her all and poured all her emotions into it.
But when she looked up and saw the performance of "Ave Mujica" in front of her.
I'm putting on makeup, makeup, makeup, babe.
I will step over you.
It wasn't enough. She thought her performance was professional-level, but it simply wasn't enough to move Hanami's heart.
She couldn't leave him with a deep memory, even though she thought that even if she was heartbroken, she should still have a unique memory.
But in Banami's eyes, her performance was simply... just something she did on the street.
Ugh, I'm so resentful...
Chapter Twenty-Three: Hailing: Oh, the bitterness!
After watching the performance of "Ave Mujica" from the audience, Shiina Tatsuki was also deeply moved, but her feelings were quite different from those of Kotomi and Aine.
After all, Yutenji Wakana's drumming skills are quite good, but he hasn't created a dimensional gap with Riki.
The two are roughly equal in skill as drummers.
Therefore, Lixi, who was not affected by the incident, quietly left the live house after she unexpectedly discovered another fact. She waited somewhere not far from the entrance, as if she was going to ambush someone.
Then, as a cool girl carrying a bass box on her back and wearing a black leather jacket passed by in the darkness, Li Xi said in her usual indifferent voice, "What's wrong? You've already arrived early. Even if you don't go on stage, you should at least say hello to everyone."
The girl slowed her pace a bit, seemingly surprised. When she reached the area illuminated by the streetlights, a spirited face was revealed.
The legendary mercenary, Hachiman Kairin, makes her debut.
At the same time, she is also Riki's and Hatsune's classmate, and the three of them attend school in Hanasaki River.
Although Li hope doesn't consider herself a friend to the other person, they just happen to be classmates.
"Would Shiina-kun feel lonely if I didn't greet you?" Even after being "ambushed," Hachiman Kairin remained calm, which suggests that the two have quite similar personalities.
"Huh?! Don't play dumb, you know I'm not talking about that." Li hope immediately yawned.
After all, Hachiman Kairin, the bassist for "Ave Mujica," had clearly arrived long ago, but she pretended not to be there, leaving Shoko with no choice but to let Hachiman take the lead.
But if she doesn't intend to continue being Henka's bassist, she shouldn't be here tonight.
"It's just a misunderstanding. I came here tonight to see if there are any other jobs available."
As a legendary mercenary, she can fill in for any band that urgently needs temporary members, and she is popular in the industry because of her affordable prices and excellent skills.
"I really can't stand the way you're acting right now. It's not like the Hai Ling I know at all." Li hope scratched his head in annoyance, looking quite displeased.
"Awkward, me?" Hai Ling asked, slightly puzzled.
“You’ve never shown such a big flaw in front of me before. You said you were just looking for a part-time job and happened to run into Xiangzi and the others performing. But if you were looking for a part-time job, why didn’t you just work part-time in ‘Ave Mujica’? I’ve never heard of you being picky about bands,” Li hope said coldly.
Hachiman Kairin was slightly taken aback, as if she had been caught in her own trap.
Yes, if they are legendary mercenaries who accept all comers, then they can just continue playing bass at Mother Chicken Card. Right now, Banami and Shoko don't lack that little bit of hiring fee.
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