Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 213 Not Qualified to Comment

While everyone on and off the stage was lost in thought, Xia Fan's eyes became focused, and his slender fingers moved across the piano keys like flowing water...

The low piano sound, the slow drum beats, and the fast guitar strings flow out into a gloomy prelude.

This touching melody, with a hint of sadness, instantly filled the entire studio.

"You play really well. You can actually handle all the parts of the instruments by yourself. No wonder you dare to bring an electronic keyboard to the stage..."

"I introduced myself as someone who specializes in electronic keyboards, and I'm pretty good at it."

Hirai Shota and Kimura Goro nodded in admiration.

Even before he started singing, Xia Fan's first stage performance was memorable and recognizable enough just by virtue of his top-notch looks and unique temperament, plus his "one-man band" electronic keyboard.

Many trainees are also good at playing musical instruments, but their skills are at amateur level at best. Before Xia Fan, only a few people took up guitars to sing, and there were almost no people who played complex instruments like electronic keyboards.

After all, idol auditions are not band competitions, so contestants will not be arranged to perform musical instruments, so it doesn’t make much difference whether or not they can play an instrument.

"No, this is not something that can be described as 'skillful'. I also play the electronic keyboard privately, but I can't play such a free-wheeling rhythm."

"Even among the professional keyboard players I've worked with, not everyone can play to this level..."

Oda put his hands together in front of his chin and listened attentively.

"What? Teacher Oda actually commented like that..."

"In other words, Xia Fan's electronic keyboard has reached professional level?"

As a senior singer-songwriter, Oda Masaru has always been very picky about the bands he collaborates with. Hearing him speak so highly of Xia Fan's electronic keyboard, the other two were naturally even more surprised.

"I once thought about ending it all, because the black-tailed gulls were crying at the pier, floating up and down with the waves, pecking at the past and flying away..."

As the mentors were whispering, Xia Fan, with a gloomy look on his face, leaned close to the microphone and began to sing softly.

His voice is mediocre, and there is not much distinctiveness in his singing style and breathing techniques. To these mentors who have been immersed in singing for many years, it is as simple and tasteless as drinking boiled water.

But as the song progresses, the darkness, depression, despair and other emotions contained in this "plain water" song become more and more intense, gradually turning into bitter coffee, throat-blocking asphalt, surging mudslides, and destructive magma...

If we say that Yayoi Tsuki's version of "I Have Thought of Ending It All" is the first to win with its soul-touching timbre and gorgeous singing skills, injecting emotions into people's hearts, leaving the audience with "no time to resist"...

Xia Fan's version was sung in a simple and clean voice without any skill. The audience was unconsciously infected by the rich emotions in his singing.

"I know, I know everything, but..."

As the verse was about to end, Xia Fan was concentrating on playing and singing, with a glimmer in his eyes...

With the protection of [Stand Puppet] and the spiritual power of the Fusogami electronic keyboard, his master-level performance is moving enough.

Xia Fan already had the "mastery of the song" bestowed by God, and had personally experienced Yayoi Tsuki singing it twice in a state of "sensory sharing". His understanding and perception of this song had been elevated to a whole new level.

As he sang, his mind was completely immersed in the melody and lyrics. He couldn't help but think of his experiences over the past few years...

The horror of seeing the confirmed report...

The disappointment of learning that the drug's effects had worn off...

Hearing the helpless cry of my mother...

The pain when the side effects hit...

Countless nights accompanied by the fear of death...

These bits and pieces of despair gradually gathered into a sticky darkness that could not be escaped, dragging people into it little by little until it was completely swallowed up...

"I once thought about ending it all because my heart was empty."

"The reason for feeling unsatisfied and crying must be because your heart longs for richness and fulfillment." Listening intently to Xia Fan's singing, both the instructors on the scene and the directors in the recording studio gradually lost their spirits and their facial muscles twitched slightly...

Under the influence of [Whisper of Demons], the despair that Xia Fan had experienced further blossomed in their hearts, turning into a depression that deprived them of even the ability to breathe.

"I once thought about ending it all because of your brilliant smile."

"If you keep thinking about death, it must be because you take life too seriously."

However, after entering the chorus, Xia Fan's playing movements became more ferocious, his singing became more powerful and firmer, and the meaning of hope became stronger...

That feeling was as if one had struggled in a swamp, persisted until the last moment, and finally grabbed a life-saving straw called "hope", making everyone feel relieved.

At this moment, the only thing in everyone's eyes was Xia Fan on the stage.

It was as if he had become some kind of symbol, fighting against darkness and despair on behalf of everyone else...

"I once thought about ending it all, but that was because I hadn't met you yet."

"The existence of people like you in this world makes me like this world a little bit."

"Because there are people like you in this world, I have some hope for this world."

At some point, the song came to an end, and Xia Fan's voice softened...

Looking back on the time he became the "Tian Yu Shen", he felt grateful for the tremendous changes he had experienced in just a few months...

Regardless of whether this god is good or evil, he is the only hope for him.

After finishing the song, Xia Fan stood next to the electronic keyboard and bowed to the four mentors.

"Clap clap clap..."

Faint applause sounded from above.

He looked in the direction of the voice, and in his tear-blurred vision, he seemed to see a petite figure in a black kimono, sitting sideways towards him, with legs crossed on the eaves above the instructor's seat...

When Xia Fan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and looked again, there was nothing there, as if everything was just an illusion.

"..."

After the performance, the entire studio fell silent and no one spoke.

After a few seconds, Goro Kimura came back to his senses from the emotion of the song and noticed that his vision had been blurred by tears.

"that……"

As the "producer representative", he subconsciously looked at Yayoi Tsuki, wanting the "original singer" to make a comment...

“…Ms. Yayoi?!”

But Yayoi Tsukki, who was sitting on the other side, had been crying so hard that her eyes were covered with sobs without her noticing.

"I'm not qualified to comment on this song..."

"Wuwuwu... I'm sorry... I'm in such a bad mood right now... Wuwuwu... I can't continue recording..."

The sound lingered in the air, and her tears continued to fall like crystal pearls, ruining her foundation and eye makeup...

"The ratings are here... wuwuwuwu... I'll leave for a while..."

Yayoi Tsuki patted the box on the table and quickly went backstage, apparently to do "image management".

(End of this chapter)