"They've been together for a long time, but it seems like Ishimaru..."
Noriko Takehara stopped mid-sentence, then suddenly asked with a mysterious smile, "Can you sing?"
Guangyou paused, glanced at her, and asked hesitantly, "So, should I know how, or not?"
Noriko Takehara raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything, instead smiling gently: "Okay, you'd better cheer me on later!"
"Niko, get ready to go on stage!" Iwaki Rin walked up carrying a bag of candy. "Hey, remember to drink it."
The band members all stepped forward, picked up the candies, and popped them into their mouths. They chewed them with their eyes closed and swallowed them, but the taste didn't seem very good. After finishing her candy, Noriko Takehara stuck out her tongue and complained, "It tastes even more bitter today."
Ishimaru Sora, standing nearby, was also in pain, frowning as he said, "It seems a bit, but what can we do when we're coughing? This stuff is said to have a curative effect on coughs."
As soon as he finished speaking, the band members coughed a few times, more or less.
A faint smell of bitter almonds filled the air, but Guangyou knew for sure that this was not the old-fashioned potassium cyanide. It really was bitter almonds, because bitter almonds have the effect of relieving cough and asthma.
Kōyū also stepped forward and took two, giving one to Ai. The moment she put it in her mouth, her expression changed slightly. However, both of them adapted well, and after a while, the bitterness in their mouths gradually faded, followed by a cool sensation.
"Then let's go together, Mitsuyu and Ai!" Noriko Takehara said to the two of them with a smile after she learned their names.
The two arrived at their seats at the concert. Shortly afterward, the stage lights came on, and Noriko Takehara, dressed in a white jacket, appeared on stage.
Instantly, the theater echoed with thunderous cheers. Guangyou turned to look at the audience behind him, and some of the nerdy guys had blushes on their faces, their excitement palpable.
Some even stood up and cheered, but ended up being yelled at by those behind them, making them feel embarrassed and forcing them to sit down obediently.
There are quite a few boys like this, and of course there are also many girls at the concert. After all, the band's backup guitarist, Shoichi Kawamoto, is also very good-looking and is said to be a rich man.
Based on the short time they've spent together, Mitsuyu seems to have a good impression of Shoichi Kawamoto. He's well-mannered and can joke around with everyone.
Kawamoto Shoichi, who was friendly to the two strangers, always had a smile on his face, giving the first impression that he was someone you could make friends with.
Kōyū seemed to notice something unusual in Kawamoto Sō's eyes when he looked at Takehara Noriko, to which Kōyū smiled calmly and said, "But it seems things aren't going very smoothly."
Noriko Takehara's delicate face appeared on the big screen. She smiled and made a shushing gesture. The audience fell silent instantly within seconds, with only a few people whispering to each other.
Guangyou nodded repeatedly. Noriko Takehara's popularity and appeal were genuine; at least it was based on real talent, not something bought with money. She was much better than some of the traffic stars in his previous life who had hundreds of millions of reposts.
First, there was a brief interaction. Noriko Takehara had a good ability to control the situation. With just a few words, she piqued the interest of everyone present with a simple little segment.
Then, the band's hit song "Sunrise" opened the show, instantly igniting the atmosphere. The exciting opening music got everyone hyped up.
Then came another fast-paced song, followed by a soothing one. This not only calmed the audience's tense nerves but also gave the band members on stage a break.
The concert proceeded smoothly for half of its duration. After the song ended, Noriko Takehara, her chest heaving slightly, said, "Now let's move on to audience interaction~ I will choose one audience member from among all of us to come on stage and sing with me."
Upon hearing this, all the audience members present, especially the male audience members, were practically bursting with excitement, unable to contain themselves as they stood up and waved their hands.
Sitting in the VIP seat, Kōyū suddenly frowned, turned to Ai and said, "Ai, I feel a chill down my spine. I hope I'm not the one who gets picked."
Ai looked at the figure on the stage and smiled gently: "Are you scared?"
"How, how could that be? It's just that if I go up there, she might not be able to keep up." Guangyou was in a real bind. He wasn't afraid, but he didn't know how to sing the songs of this world. He had never heard the opening song before.
So if he were to sing, Noriko Takehara probably wouldn't be able to keep up. Sure enough, the numbers on the big screen scrolled wildly and then stopped at seat 6 in section A. Kōyū slapped his forehead hard: "Just what I was afraid of has come to pass."
Noriko Takehara smiled triumphantly: "Let's welcome this lucky audience member with applause!"
The spotlight shone precisely on Kouyu's room in Block A, Unit 6. Kouyu sighed and slowly stood up. Ai Haibara gloated, "Good luck, I'm rooting for you!"
Guangyou shook off his frustration, turned around, and patted his chest: "Watch this!"
Seeing that they were not selected, many fans present couldn't help but sigh. Some even shouted that there was a conspiracy, saying that all audience members participated, but one person was still chosen from the VIP seats.
These kinds of comments are in the minority; most people are just complaining about their bad luck.
Under the spotlight and the piercing gazes of his male fans, Kwang-woo slowly walked onto the stage, and his youthful face appeared on the big screen.
When many viewers saw that it was a little kid, they complained, "Are kids really luckier than us?"
Noriko Takehara moved the microphone slightly away from her mouth and said with a playful smile, "Kuangyou, what do you want to sing? I can sing any song!"
Guangyou raised an eyebrow and smiled meaningfully, "Really?"
Seeing Noriko Takehara's confident expression, Mitsuyu remained silent, quietly picked up a guitar and a chair from the side, adjusted the microphone height, and then sat down on the chair with the guitar in his arms.
After adjusting the guitar, Kōyū turned to Noriko Takehara and said with a smile, "You really can't sing the song I'm going to sing."
These words sounded like mockery to Noriko Takehara, a rising star with considerable talent who had put in a lot of hard work studying songs.
Whether it's an old song or a new song, I can't say I can sing them all very well, but I can at least sing a few lines.
Noriko Takehara pouted and snorted at Kouyu: "Hehehe, let's see how well you sing. If you sing terribly, let's see how you get off the stage."
Hearing these words, which sounded like a child's tantrum, Guangyou couldn't help but chuckle to himself: "I'm not Conan. I don't know how Conan, who has perfect pitch but is always off-key, manages to do it."
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