"Hello, hello, can you hear me?"
Guangyou turned around and formally tested the sound in front of the microphone.
The childish voice echoed throughout the theater, and the audience began to laugh at the gesture, which lessened their frustration at not being chosen.
Noriko Takehara also picked up the microphone, seemingly unconvinced by what Kousuke had just said. Kousuke smiled in response, his fingers gliding across the strings, and a light melody echoed through the theater.
The unfamiliar melody surprised everyone present. On stage, Noriko Takehara blinked her bright eyes and asked, "What song is this?"
As the brief intro ended, Kwangyu's lips slowly approached the microphone, and his childish voice rang out: "If only all of this were a dream~"
When the first line came out, everyone's heart skipped a beat. They had thought this song would be a more cheerful one, but the very first line shattered that idea.
Noriko Takehara frowned slightly and murmured, "This song seems to be a new song."
Like returning home to retrieve something forgotten.
Cleaning up dusty memories
Happiness can never be recovered
You were the one who finally told me.
Those dark past events that were never mentioned to others
Without you, they would sleep forever in darkness.
It is clear that there will be no other.
...
Her tender yet ethereal voice was like a clear spring, and the slightly melancholic singing resonated in everyone's hearts, bringing tears to their eyes.
After a moment of surprise, Noriko Takehara smiled and walked briskly backstage, muttering to herself, "Then I can rest now. I thought I'd only get a short break."
Out of the corner of his eye, Kōyū saw Kawamoto Shōichi handing a bottle of water to Takehara Noriko backstage. He smiled knowingly, then turned back to continue singing.
Hayakawa Moe looked at the small figure on the stage, her eyes sparkling: "Kuyou sings so well."
Then she turned around and ran to Ishimaru Sora's side, hugged Ishimaru Sora's right hand, rested her little head on Ishimaru Sora's shoulder, and said with a smile, "But my Sora still sings the best!"
Atsuya Fukai, standing to the side, looked on with envy and said, "Moe and Sora are really in love."
A blush crept onto Hayakawa Moe's face as she was mentioned, and her grip tightened even more.
Sora Ishimaru glanced at Moe Hayakawa, who was sitting close to his shoulder, but only for a moment. Then he glanced at the stage out of the corner of his eye.
Even the longest song has to end. This song lasted for four minutes, and as the last note fell, the theater fell silent.
Some people who listened to the song felt a little emotional, their eyes reddened and moistened, and they were unable to process what they had heard for a long time.
Feeling the atmosphere of the theater, Guangyou scratched his head sheepishly. He had just suddenly wanted to sing this song and hadn't expected it to turn out like this. He was a little worried that bringing this kind of feeling to the concert might affect the second half of the performance.
Then, he said into the microphone, "Um, did I sing badly? Why isn't there any applause?"
A few seconds later, thunderous applause erupted in the theater. Kōyū then smiled, stood up, waved to Noriko Takehara backstage, and walked off the stage.
Back in her seat, Ai turned to Kousuke and said, "Hey, why did the big star come here? Was your song about me?"
“How could that be!” Kwang-woo replied seriously. “I just suddenly felt like singing, it doesn’t mean anything.”
Seeing Guangyou's serious expression, Xiao Ai patted the seat next to her: "I was just joking with you, sit down."
Guangyou raised an eyebrow, shook his head, and sat down happily: "I heard there's a hot dance going on later."
"Do you really want to see it? Do you want me to dance for you?"
"When..." Realizing something was wrong, Guangyou broke out in a cold sweat, pretending to look at the scenery, and looked around. "Who was that saying that just now? How awful."
Ai turned to look at the stage, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips: "Silly girl."
"Are you ready?"
Just as the two were joking around, the second half of the performance began on stage, and countless colorful lights appeared on the stage, illuminating the entire theater.
Noriko Takehara, who had changed her clothes sometime during the day, appeared on stage under the spotlight. She was wearing a leather jacket, a wicked smile on her lips, and her short hair tied up gave her a sharp look, with a touch of heroism between her brows.
The atmosphere instantly exploded, with male fans cheering at the top of their lungs. For a moment, Guangyou felt a wave of sound coming from behind him, and the loud noise made him instinctively cover his ears.
A buzzing sound filled his mind, and Kōyū leaned close to Ai's ear: "I really underestimated how obsessed these fans are."
"Why don't you become a star? With your talent, you could easily become a more famous star than them," Ai casually suggested from the side.
Guangyou didn't even hesitate, crossing his arms: "Absolutely not. Singing a couple of songs occasionally is fine, but being a star is too tiring."
After the atmosphere in the theater cooled down a bit, the music started playing, and the dancers on stage were all dressed in leather outfits, tall and beautiful.
Numerous backup dancers swayed to the music, their steps slowly moving closer to Noriko Takehara, who was positioned at the center.
After checking the distance between herself and her backup dancers out of the corner of her eye, Noriko Takehara prepared herself. When the music reached the designated point, she and her backup dancers changed their dance steps in unison.
This point was also the explosive that detonated the scene. The prelude was like the fuse, and as the explosives detonated, the audience's attention was focused on Noriko Takehara.
Although Noriko Takehara was performing the movements, she seemed to sense the audience's gaze. Her eyebrows slightly raised and a charming smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She then performed the movements even more energetically, striving to make each movement as perfect as possible. She also hoped to bring the audience a visual and auditory feast.
Shortly after the dance began, four spotlights suddenly lit up, and the other band members appeared on stage. Unlike Noriko Takehara, the other members were more there to perform.
Noriko Takehara also started singing, and Shoichi Kawamoto joined her in singing along, playing the guitar and holding a microphone. Atsuya Fukai, who had been squinting, seemed like a different person at this moment, waving his drumsticks and making the audience's hearts beat along with the rise and fall of the drumhead.
Kōyū also waved the glow stick that Noriko Takehara had given him. The dance didn't last very long, and singing and dancing at the same time did require a lot of physical strength from the performers. Everyone felt satisfied at this point, but just as the dance was nearing its end, an accident happened.
Noriko Takehara was delighted to hear the cheers from the audience and put in even more effort, striving to leave no regrets at the end.
Suddenly, she felt a bitter taste in her mouth and some discomfort in her upper abdomen, along with a feeling of wanting to vomit. At first, she thought it was nothing and frowned as she endured it.
But soon after, her vision blurred, and she felt like she was about to faint. However, she was used to exercising, so she didn't faint this time. Instead, she sat down on the ground, her chest heaving violently.
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